The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission

Golub, L.; DeLuca, E.; Austin, G.; Bookbinder, J.; Caldwell, D.; Cheimets, P.; Cirtain, J.; Cosmo, M.; Reid, P.; Sette, A.; Weber, M.; Sakao, T.; Kano, R.; Shibasaki, K.; Hara, H.; Tsuneta, S.; Kumagai, K.; Tamura, T.; Shimojo, M.; McCracken, J.; Carpenter, J.; Haight, H.; Siler, R.; Wright, E.; Tucker, J.; Rutledge, H.; Barbera, M.; Peres, G.; Varisco, S.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-88739-5_5

L. Golub²,
E. DeLuca²,
G. Austin²,
J. Bookbinder²,
D. Caldwell²,
P. Cheimets²,
J. Cirtain²,
M. Cosmo²,
P. Reid²,
A. Sette²,
M. Weber²,
T. Sakao³,
R. Kano⁴,
K. Shibasaki⁵,
H. Hara⁴,
S. Tsuneta⁴,
K. Kumagai⁴,
T. Tamura⁴,
M. Shimojo⁵,
J. McCracken⁶,
J. Carpenter⁶,
H. Haight⁶,
R. Siler⁶,
E. Wright⁶,
J. Tucker⁶,
H. Rutledge⁶,
M. Barbera⁷,
G. Peres⁷ &
…
S. Varisco⁷

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The X-ray Telescope (XRT) of the Hinode mission provides an unprecedented combination of spatial and temporal resolution in solar coronal studies. The high sensitivity and broad dynamic range of XRT, coupled with the spacecraft’s onboard memory capacity and the planned downlink capability will permit a broad range of coronal studies over an extended period of time, for targets ranging from quiet Sun to X-flares. This paper discusses in detail the design, calibration, and measured performance of the XRT instrument up to the focal plane. The CCD camera and data handling are discussed separately in a companion paper.

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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
L. Golub, E. DeLuca, G. Austin, J. Bookbinder, D. Caldwell, P. Cheimets, J. Cirtain, M. Cosmo, P. Reid, A. Sette & M. Weber
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 229-8510, Japan
T. Sakao
National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan
R. Kano, H. Hara, S. Tsuneta, K. Kumagai & T. Tamura
Nobeyama Solar Radio Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory, Minamimaki, Minamisaku, Nagano, 384-1305, Japan
K. Shibasaki & M. Shimojo
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, 35812, USA
J. McCracken, J. Carpenter, H. Haight, R. Siler, E. Wright, J. Tucker & H. Rutledge
Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo “G.S. Vaiana”, Piazza del Parlamento 1, 90134, Palermo, Italy
M. Barbera, G. Peres & S. Varisco

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Golub, L. et al. (2008). The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission. In: Sakurai, T. (eds) The Hinode Mission. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88739-5_5

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