Chromospheric/coronal spectroheliograph

Paul F. X. Boerner; Arthur B. C. Walker II; Richard B. Hoover; Troy W. Barbee Jr.; Dennis S. Martinez-Galarce

doi:10.1117/12.363640

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29 September 1999 Chromospheric/coronal spectroheliograph

Paul F. X. Boerner, Arthur B. C. Walker II, Richard B. Hoover, Troy W. Barbee Jr., Dennis S. Martinez-Galarce

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Proceedings Volume 3766, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363640
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We describe a new payload, the Chromospheric/Coronal Spectroheliograph (CCS), that is optimized for the study of the chromospheric/coronal interface and the search for the sources of energy that sustain the quiescent solar atmosphere. We will utilize the existing optical bench, electronics, and some imaging system from the inventory of multilayer telescopes built up in our previous successful rocket flights of the Multi-Spectral Telescope Array. We will develop several new optical systems to explore more fully the thermal structure of the transition region and introduce a multilayer grating spectroheliograph to permit a more precise determination of the temperature of the structures that control the flow of energy between the chromosphere and the corona.

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Paul F. X. Boerner, Arthur B. C. Walker II, Richard B. Hoover, Troy W. Barbee Jr., and Dennis S. Martinez-Galarce "Chromospheric/coronal spectroheliograph", Proc. SPIE 3766, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions II, (29 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363640

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