PREPRINT
A8FC7608-6BB2-4087-BBE2-2D985A3E5CB8
Quick Ultra-VIolet Kilonova surveyor (QUVIK)
N. Werner, J. Řípa, F. Münz, F. Hroch, M. Jelínek, J. Krtička, M. Zajaček, M. Topinka, V. Dániel, J. Gromeš, J. Václavík, L. Steiger, V. Lédl, J. Seginak, J. Benáček, J. Budaj, N. Faltová, R. Gális, D. Jadlovský, J. Janík, M. Kajan, V. Karas, D. Korčáková, M. Kosiba, I. Krtičková, J. Kubát, B. Kubátová, P. Kurfürst, M. Labaj, Z. Mikulášek, A. Pál, E. Paunzen, M. Piecka, M. Prišegen, T. Ramezani, M. Skarka, G. Szász, C. Thöne, M. Zejda
Abstract
We present a near-UV space telescope on a ~70kg micro-satellite with a
moderately fast repointing capability and a near real-time alert communication
system that has been proposed in response to a call for an ambitious Czech
national mission. The mission, which has recently been approved for Phase 0, A,
and B1 study shall measure the brightness evolution of kilonovae, resulting
from mergers of neutron stars in the near-UV band and thus it shall distinguish
between different explosion scenarios. Between the observations of transient
sources, the satellite shall perform observations of other targets of interest,
a large part of which will be chosen in open competition.Preprint
Comment: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05485