[en] Orbiting around the Sun on an inclined orbit with a 0.2 UA perihelion, the Solar Orbiter probe will provide high resolution views of the Sun from various angles unattainable from Earth. Together with a set of high resolution imagers, the Full Sun Imager is part of the EUV Imaging suite of the Solar Orbiter mission. The mission's ambitious characteristics draw severe constraints on the design of these instruments. We present a photometrically efficient, compact, and lightweight design for the Full Sun Imager. With a 5 degrees field of view, this telescope will be able to see the global solar coronal structure from high viewing angles. Thermal solutions reducing the maximum power trapped in the High Resolution Imagers are also proposed.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Auchere, Frederic; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Song, Xueyen; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Rouesnel, Frederic; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Appourchaux, Thierry; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Fourmon, Jean-Jacques; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Le Clec'h, Jean-Christophe; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Berthe, Michel; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Defise, Jean-Marc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CSL : Direction générale - Satellites, missions et instruments spatiaux
Mazy, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège)
Rochus, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège) - Instrumentation et expérimentation spatiales
Mercier, Raymond; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Ravet, Marie-Francoise; Univ. Paris-Sud (France)
Language :
English
Title :
Innovative designs for the imaging suite on Solar Orbiter
Publication date :
01 August 2005
Main work title :
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series
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