THE SOFT-X-RAY TELESCOPE FOR THE SOLAR-A MISSION

被引:1055
作者
TSUNETA, S
ACTON, L
BRUNER, M
LEMEN, J
BROWN, W
CARAVALHO, R
CATURA, R
FREELAND, S
JURCEVICH, B
MORRISON, M
OGAWARA, Y
HIRAYAMA, T
OWENS, J
机构
[1] LOCKHEED PALO ALTO RES LABS,PALO ALTO,CA 94304
[2] INST SPACE & ASTRON SCI,SAGAMIHARA,JAPAN
[3] NATL ASTRON OBSERV JAPAN,MITAKA,TOKYO 181,JAPAN
[4] NASA,GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CTR,HUNTSVILLE,AL 35812
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10.1007/BF00151694
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) of the SOLAR-A mission is designed to produce X-ray movies of flares with excellent angular and time resolution as well as full-disk X-ray images for general studies. A selection of thin metal filters provide a measure of temperature discrimination and aid in obtaining the wide dynamic range required for solar observing. The co-aligned SXT aspect telescope will yield optical images for aspect reference, white-light flare and sunspot studies, and, possibly, helioseismology. This paper describes the capabilities and characteristics of the SXT for scientific observing.
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页数:31
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