Shimizu, T;
Imada, S;
Kawate, T;
Suematsu, Y;
Hara, H;
Tsuzuki, T;
Katsukawa, Y;
... Harra, L; + view all
(2020)
The solar-C (EUVST) mission: The latest status.
In: den Herder, J and Nikzad, S and Nakazawa, K, (eds.)
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
SPIE: Online conference.
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Abstract
Solar-C (EUVST) is the next Japanese solar physics mission to be developed with significant contributions from US and European countries. The mission carries an EUV imaging spectrometer with slit-jaw imaging system called EUVST (EUV High-Throughput Spectroscopic Telescope) as the mission payload, to take a fundamental step towards answering how the plasma universe is created and evolves and how the Sun influences the Earth and other planets in our solar system. In April 2020, ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) has made the final down-selection for this mission as the 4th in the series of competitively chosen M-class mission to be launched with an Epsilon launch vehicle in mid 2020s. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has selected this mission concept for Phase A concept study in September 2019 and is in the process leading to final selection. For European countries, the team has (or is in the process of confirming) confirmed endorsement for hardware contributions to the EUVST from the national agencies. A recent update to the mission instrumentation is to add a UV spectral irradiance monitor capability for EUVST calibration and scientific purpose. This presentation provides the latest status of the mission with an overall description of the mission concept emphasizing on key roles of the mission in heliophysics research from mid 2020s
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | The solar-C (EUVST) mission: The latest status |
| Event: | SPIE ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES + INSTRUMENTATION |
| ISBN-13: | 9781510636750 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.2560887 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560887 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Solar Physics, EUV, Spectroscopy, Heliophysics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10120631 |
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