The Solar Orbiter SPICE instrument: An extreme UV imaging spectrometer
| Autor: | P. Schlatter, Craig DeForest, A. H. Gabriel, M. Anderson, S. Meining, Richard A. Harrison, Eckart Marsch, C. Tamiatto, Udo Schühle, S. Guest, David R. Williams, C. Mercier, G. Del Zanna, Sami K. Solanki, Martin E. Caldwell, S. Tustain, R. Speight, Stein Vidar Hagfors Haugan, Gareth J. Marshall, J. Davenne, Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, Donald M. Hassler, Karine Bocchialini, D. Drummond, C. Dumesnil, B. Borgo, J. Dubau, D. Kouliche, M. Gyo, Luca Teriaca, Werner Curdt, F. Baudin, Eric Buchlin, J. Barbay, G. Burton, C. Howe, A. Philippon, Jean-Claude Vial, Miho Janvier, Roman Klein, S. Parenti, Daniel Pfiffner, Hardi Peter, Joseph M. Davila, Sarah A. Matthews, Ian Tosh, T. Grundy, K. Rogers, B. Walls, S. Woodward, N. Szwec, A. Marshall, Mats Carlsson, N. Waltham, Werner Schmutz, Paul Eccleston, R. Aznar Cuadrado, T. Fredvik, Andrzej Fludra, Douglas Griffin, C. Sawyer, S. Caminade, S. Koller, Peter R. Young, G. Dunn, S. Beardsley, Viggo Hansteen, C. Pastor-Santos, G. Munro, T. Morse, A. Richards, William T. Thompson, A. De Groof, M. Haberreiter, Therese A. Kucera, C. McQuirk, A. Giunta, Alexander Gottwald, M. Spescha, F. Auchere, A. Pacros, B. Shaughnessy, N. Morris, D. Bruzzi, Sunil Sidher, Daniel Müller, P. Phelan, V. Büchel, T. Appourchaux |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Space Science and Technology Department [Didcot] (RAL Space), STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)-Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS), Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC), University of Oslo (UiO), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Southwest Research Institute [Boulder] (SwRI), Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge [UK] (CAM), Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [Berlin] (PTB), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (MPS), Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), University College of London [London] (UCL), ESR Technology Ltd (ESR), Southwest Research Institute [San Antonio] (SwRI), School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University (KHU), ADNET Systems, Inc., Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik [Kiel] (IEAP), Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), Newcastle University [Newcastle], European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Spice Imaging spectrometer FOS: Physical sciences Astrophysics 7. Clean energy 01 natural sciences law.invention Orbiter Data acquisition law 0103 physical sciences medicine Calibration Electronics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Physics [SDU.ASTR.SR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR] Astronomy and Astrophysics Spectral imaging Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science Extreme ultraviolet Systems engineering Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| ISSN: | 0004-6361 |
| Popis: | The Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment (SPICE) instrument is a high-resolution imaging spectrometer operating at extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths. In this paper, we present the concept, design, and pre-launch performance of this facility instrument on the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission. The goal of this paper is to give prospective users a better understanding of the possible types of observations, the data acquisition, and the sources that contribute to the instrument's signal. The paper discusses the science objectives, with a focus on the SPICE-specific aspects, before presenting the instrument's design, including optical, mechanical, thermal, and electronics aspects. This is followed by a characterisation and calibration of the instrument's performance. The paper concludes with descriptions of the operations concept and data processing. The performance measurements of the various instrument parameters meet the requirements derived from the mission's science objectives. The SPICE instrument is ready to perform measurements that will provide vital contributions to the scientific success of the Solar Orbiter mission. Comment: A&A, accepted 19 August 2019; 26 pages, 25 figures |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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