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Balloon-borne polarimetry

The Flare Genesis Experiment

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For about two weeks in 1995, the balloon-borne Flare Genesis Experiment will continuously observe the Sun well above the turbulent, image-blurring layers of the Earth's atmosphere. The polarization-free 80 cm telescope will supply images to a liquid-crystal based vector magnetograph, which will measure magnetic features at a resolution of 0.2 arcsec. An electrically tunable lithium-niobate Fabry-Perot provides a spectral resolution of about 0.015 nm. In a follow-up series of Antarctic balloon flights, the Flare Genesis Experiment (FGE) will provide unprecedented details about sunspots, flares, magnetic elements, filaments, and the quiet solar atmosphere.

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  1. The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, 20723, Laurel, MD, USA

    D. M. Rust, G. Murphy & K. Strohbehn

  2. National Solar Observatory, P.O.Box 26732, 85726-6732, Tucson, AZ, USA

    C. U. Keller

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Rust, D.M., Murphy, G., Strohbehn, K. et al. Balloon-borne polarimetry. Sol Phys 164, 403–415 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146652

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