1. The Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI)
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J. J. Cerullo, Dennis Wang, Simon Plunkett, P. L. Lamy, S. Yerushalmi, A. P. Rouillard, J.-P. Halain, A. Thernisien, R. Baugh, D. H. Chua, R. A. Howard, Guillermo Stenborg, Robin C. Colaninno, M. T. Carter, Samuel Tun-Beltran, Spiros Patsourakos, R. Hagood, F. Auchere, Angelos Vourlidas, Sean Lynch, Dennis G. Socker, Richard A. Harrison, L. Smith, Volker Bothmer, Holly Gilbert, Greg Clifford, James Robert Janesick, Pierre Rochus, Mark Grygon, Clarence M. Korendyke, S. Koss, D. R. McMullin, Marco Velli, O. C. St. Cyr, A. Uhl, C. Mariano, P. C. Liewer, H. Dennison, K. Eisenhauer, N. Rich, T. Hunt, Jon A. Linker, Mark G. Linton, David Keller, John Robertson Tower, Adam Thurn, H. M. Maldonado, R. Farkas, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory [Laurel, MD] (APL), Space Systems Research Corporation (SSRC), Silver Engineering, Inc., SRI International, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT, Inc.), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), University of California [Los Angeles] (UCLA), University of California (UC), Predictive Sciences Inc., Georg-August-University = Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL), Université de Liège, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Agence Spatiale Européenne = European Space Agency (ESA), PLANETO - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales [Paris] (CNES), STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Ioannina, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), ASRC Federal Space and Defense, University of California, Georg-August-University [Göttingen], European Space Agency (ESA), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Physics ,Zodiacal light ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Data products ,business.industry ,[SDU.ASTR.SR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Solar and Stellar Astrophysics [astro-ph.SR] ,zodiacal dust ,Sun ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,telescopes ,Astrophysics ,Solar physics ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Orbiter ,Space and Planetary Science ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Thermal ,space vehicles ,Aerospace engineering ,business ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,corona ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Aims. We present the design and pre-launch performance of the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) which is an instrument prepared for inclusion in the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission, currently scheduled for launch in 2020.Methods. The goal of this paper is to provide details of the SoloHI instrument concept, design, and pre-flight performance to give the potential user of the data a better understanding of how the observations are collected and the sources that contribute to the signal.Results. The paper discusses the science objectives, including the SoloHI-specific aspects, before presenting the design concepts, which include the optics, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and ground processing. Finally, a list of planned data products is also presented.Conclusions. The performance measurements of the various instrument parameters meet or exceed the requirements derived from the mission science objectives. SoloHI is poised to take its place as a vital contributor to the science success of the Solar Orbiter mission.
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- 2020