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Solar-B: (1) General Introduction (2) Current Status of the Program

Solar-B Science Meeting; 4 Feb 2003. Solar-B: (1) General Introduction (2) Current Status of the Program. Takeo Kosugi, ISAS, Japan. SOLAR-B. Science - Coronal heating - Coronal structure / dynamics - Elementary processes in Magnetic Reconnection. Launch Date: Summer 2005,

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Solar-B: (1) General Introduction (2) Current Status of the Program

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  1. Solar-B Science Meeting; 4 Feb 2003 Solar-B: (1) General Introduction (2) Current Status of the Program Takeo Kosugi, ISAS, Japan

  2. SOLAR-B Science - Coronal heating - Coronal structure / dynamics - Elementary processes in Magnetic Reconnection Launch Date: Summer 2005, with ISAS M-V-7 Orbit: Sun synchronous altitude ~ 600 km Weight:~ 900 kg • Mission instruments • - Optical Telescope / Vector Magnetograph (SOT) • - X-ray Telescope (XRT) • - EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)

  3. SOLAR-B Structure of the solar atmosphere Lower atmosphere (Photosphere/Chromosphere ) governs the dynamics of the upper atmosphere (Corona) via magnetic field lines

  4. SOLAR-B A Coordinated Set of Mission Instruments • Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) • - 50-cm diameter telescope for the vector magnetic- • field observations: • Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) [J] • Focal Plane Package (FPP) [US] • X-Ray Telescope (XRT) • - Grazing-incidence X-ray telescope with a 2Kx2K • CCD camera covering the full Sun • EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) • - Grating spectrometer for coronal velocity and • temperature diagnostics

  5. SOLAR-B Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) X-ray Telescope (XRT) EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)

  6. SOLAR-B International Collaboration ISAS (Japan): Integration of S/C; Launch & Operation Mission Instruments: SOT (optics), XRT (camera), EIS (I/f to S/C) NASA (US): SOT (focal plane package), XRT (optics / mech.), EIS (optics components), NASA polar station(s) PPARC (UK):EIS (structure, detectors & electronics) ESA: Polar station(s) for data downlink Joint Operations and Data Analysis

  7. SOLAR-B Current System Schedule 2001 : PM Electric I/F Test Subsystem MTM/TTM Fabr. & Test 2002 : System MTM Test System TTM Test 2003 : Subsystem Flight Model Fabrication 2004 : System Integration & I/F Test System Final Checking 2005 Aug / Sep :Launch Operation  Launch slippage of one year expected !!

  8. OTA XRT FPP EIS OBU SOLAR-B MTM Test (2002 May - July)

  9. SOLAR-B TTM Test (2002 Oct - Nov) Generally in good agreement with math model predictions. No serious system-level problems found.

  10. Areas of Problems Identified in MTM/TTM 1. Micro-Vibrations caused by IRU-A & -B (Gyros)  SOT image blurring at a level greater than 0.2 arcsec Countermeasures: 1) IRU-A & -B improvement, 2) move IRU-A to Bus, 3) design change of OTA sub-reflector stay structure.  S/C pointing stability worsens due to deformation 2. Too severe mechanical conditions for some components 3. FM fabrication delay in some bus components 4. Tight schedule for EIC/MIC, Final Checking, & Launch

  11. Additional activities related to 1) & 2) Acoustic test (for confirming modified component arrangement & measuring correspondent mechanical conditions) end of February Micro-vibration test (using modified OTA and dummy FPP, XRT, & EIS) middle of March Confirmation of IRU-A & -B disturbance levels reduction by middle of March Mechanical tolerance checking for some components by middle of March

  12. Other problems we are facing with Shortage of ISAS budget, in general Interference with other programs in using test facilities and more ...

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