| Sounding Rocket Flight, 6/21/01 |
QUICK LOOK at some of the EUV Images of the corona from the June 21, 2001, TXI Flight
| Flight Time |
Wavelength |
Exposure |
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| 87 sec |
174.5 Å |
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| 105 sec |
171.1 Å |
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| 120 sec |
174.5 Å |
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| 169 sec |
178.4 Å |
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| 184 sec |
180.4 Å |
Image 7 |
| 233 sec |
182.4 Å |
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| 248 sec |
192.4 Å |
Image 9 |
| 263 sec |
193.5 Å |
Image 11
NEW! Full disk image of Ni XVII at 249 Å |
| 319 sec |
195.1 Å
202.0 Å
203.8 Å |
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| 392 sec |
193.5
180.4 Å |
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| 420 sec |
174.5 Å |
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Objectives- Demonstrate the TXI design
- Image the multi-temperature solar corona at high resolution
- Search for coronal flows & polarization
Mission Enabling Technology- Tuneable monochromator moves narrow (10 A) passband through the broad passband on the primary mirror
- Large format (2k×2k) backside thinned CCD allows 1.0"/pixel resolution with full sun imaging
Status- Launch June 21 2001
- Fabrication completed Spring 2000
Measurement Strategy- The TXI will sweep through the spectral region 170-210Å, obtaining images in a wide range of spectral lines (see Table 1 and figure below) with formation temperatures varying smoothly from .25MK to 3Mk, plus 20MK.
- A pair of images at 180 ± 2Å will measure flows
- A pair of images with 90° rotation around sun center will determine polarization
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