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A. A. Pertsov

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SphinX soft X-ray spectrophotometer: Science objectives, design and performance

2011

The goals and construction details of a new design Polish-led X-ray spectrophotometer are described. The instrument is aimed to observe emission from entire solar corona and is placed as a separate block within the Russian TESIS X- and EUV complex aboard the CORONAS-PHOTON solar orbiting observatory. SphinX uses silicon PIN diode detectors for high time resolution measurements of the solar spectra in the range 0.8–15 keV. Its spectral resolution allows for discerning more than hundred separate energy bands in this range. The instrument dynamic range extends two orders of magnitude below and above these representative for GOES. The relative and absolute accuracy of spectral measurements is e…

Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaInstrumentationExtreme ultraviolet lithographyspectrumlaw.inventionX-raySettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicaOpticssolar corona; spectrum; X-ray; abundances; instrumentation; SphinXObservatorylawAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsSpectral resolutioninstrumentationPhysicsabundanceDynamic rangebusiness.industrysolar coronaSphinXDetectorPIN diodeAstronomy and AstrophysicsSpace and Planetary SciencePhysics::Space PhysicsbusinessOrder of magnitudeSolar System Research
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SphinX: The Solar Photometer in X-Rays

2012

Solar Photometer in X-rays (SphinX) was a spectrophotometer developed to observe the Sun in soft X-rays. The instrument observed in the energy range ≈ 1 – 15 keV with resolution ≈ 0.4 keV. SphinX was flown on the Russian CORONAS–PHOTON satellite placed inside the TESIS EUV and X telescope assembly. The spacecraft launch took place on 30 January 2009 at 13:30 UT at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. The SphinX experiment mission began a couple of weeks later on 20 February 2009 when the first telemetry dumps were received. The mission ended nine months later on 29 November 2009 when data transmission was terminated. SphinX provided an excellent set of observations during very low solar activ…

PhysicsSphinx010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesAstronomyAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhotometer01 natural scienceslaw.inventionTelescopeSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicaSpace and Planetary Sciencelaw0103 physical sciencesSatelliteInstrument design010303 astronomy & astrophysics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesRemote sensingSolar corona Solar instrumentation X-rays
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