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Prototyping a global soft X‐ray imaging instrument for heliophysics, planetary science, and astrophysics science
Author(s) -
Collier M.R.,
Porter F.S.,
Sibeck D.G.,
Carter J.A.,
Chiao M.P.,
Chornay Dj.,
Cravens T.,
Galeazzi M.,
Keller J.W.,
Koutroumpa D.,
Kuntz K.,
Read A.M.,
Robertson I.P.,
Sembay S.,
Snowden S.,
Thomas N.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201211662
Subject(s) - physics , astronomy , remote sensing , geology
We describe current progress in the development of a prototype wide field‐of‐view soft X‐ray imager that employs Lobster‐eye optics and targets heliophysics, planetary, and astrophysics science. The prototype will provide proof‐of‐concept for a future flight instrument capable of imaging the entire dayside magnetosheath from outside the magnetosphere. Such an instrument was proposed for the ESA AXIOM mission (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)