1. KORTES Mission for Solar Activity Monitoring Onboard International Space Station
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Sergey Kuzin, A. A. Pertsov, Artem Ulyanov, Marek Stȩślicki, Barbara Sylwester, Sergey Dyatkov, Ivan P. Loboda, Nataliya Erkhova, Żaneta Szaforz, A. E. Pestov, Janusz Sylwester, A. S. Kirichenko, Tomasz Mrozek, Marek Siarkowski, Nikolay I. Chkhalo, Jaroslaw Bakala, Vladimir N. Polkovnikov, I. V. Malyshev, M. N. Toropov, S. V. Shestov, Miroslaw Kowalinski, D. Ścisłowski, Eugene Vishnyakov, S. Płocieniak, N. N. Salashchenko, Piotr Podgorski, N. N. Tsybin, A. A. Reva, and Sergey S. Bogachev
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spectroscopy ,Solar phenomena ,solar flares ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Astronomy ,Extreme ultraviolet lithography ,Instrumentation ,Geophysics. Cosmic physics ,Polarimetry ,QB1-991 ,01 natural sciences ,symbols.namesake ,solar imaging ,0103 physical sciences ,International Space Station ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,polarimetry ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Remote sensing ,Physics ,Solar flare ,QC801-809 ,solar corona ,extreme ultraviolet ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Extreme ultraviolet ,Physics::Space Physics ,symbols ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Doppler effect - Abstract
We present a description of the recent advances in the development of the KORTES assembly -- the first solar oriented mission designed for the Russian segment of International Space Station. The KORTES consists of several imaging and spectroscopic instruments collectively covering a wide spectral range extending from extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths to X-rays. The EUV telescopes inside KORTES will trace the origination and dynamics of various solar phenomena, e.g. flares, CMEs, eruptions etc. EUV spectra provided by grazing-incidence spectroheliographs will enable precise DEM-diagnostics during these events. The monochromatic X-ray imager will observe the formation of hot plasma in active regions and outside them. The SolpeX module inside KORTES will offer an opportunity to measure fluxes, Doppler shifts and polarization of soft X-ray emission both in lines and continuum. SolpeX observations will contribute to studies of particle beams and chromospheric evaporation. The instrumentation of KORTES will employ a variety of novel multilayer and crystal optics to be discussed. The deployment of KORTES is planned of 2024.
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- 2021
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