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Future Solar Missions: Advances in Coronal Heating Observations and Spacecraft Capabilities

This workshop focuses on the latest theoretical ideas and observational results for coronal heating, highlighting the future space missions and their capabilities. The workshop aims to clarify the desired features for upcoming solar missions.

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Future Solar Missions: Advances in Coronal Heating Observations and Spacecraft Capabilities

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  1. Future solar missions(Based on the summary by R.A. Harrison) S. Kamio 2004.11.15

  2. St Andrews is a small town in countryside. It is known for…

  3. Aim of workshop- Latest theoretical ideas for coronal heating- Observational results (SOHO, Yohkoh, TRACE, and RHESSI)- Looking towards the future space missions 2004 September 6 - 9 University of St Andrews, UKhttp://www.soho15.org/

  4. Future solar missions • Demands for better spatial and temporal resolution(in terms of coronal heating)- small scale magnetic structures - wave or oscillation • “Golden age” continuesSolar-B (2006)STEREO (2006)Solar Dynamics Observatory (2008)Solar Orbiter (2013) • We should understand their capabilities and limitations to make a suitable observation plan

  5. Solar-B • SOT (Solar Optical Telescope)50cm aperture, diffraction limited (0.25” or 175km)Intensity and vector magnetic field measurement- Narrow band filter- Broad band filter- Spectrograph • XRT (X-Ray Telescope)Full or partial Sun, 1”Temperature range 0.5-20 MK • EIS (EUV Imaging Spectrometer)170-210Å and 250-290Å (mainly 1-10MK lines)Doppler velocity (2km/s at best)Temperature and Density Diagnostics Launch 2006 http://solar.nro.nao.ac.jp/solar-b/

  6. STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) • Observe 3D structure of the Earth-directed CME(A pair of spacecraft) • Launch 2006 • EUV Imager (1.6”/pixel)Full Sun in 171Å, 195Å, 284Å, 304Å • CoronagraphCOR1 1.1 - 3.0RCOR2 2 - 15R • Heliospheric ImagerInterplanetary CME http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/

  7. SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) • Observe fine magnetic structures • Launch 2008 • HMI (Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager)Full Sun Doppler velocity (1” resolution)Vector magnetic field measurement • High resolution imager (0.6”/pixel)7 EUV and 3 UV bandsFull Sun (FOV 41’ ) • EUV irradiance measurement http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/

  8. Solar Orbiter • Getting close to the Sun (45R or 0.2AU) • Launch 2013 • Instruments (TBD)soft X-ray, visible lightEUV imager/spectrometer • High resolution0.5” = 70km (at 0.2AU) • Polar region observationLatitude up to 33 degree http://www.orbiter.rl.ac.uk/

  9. What’s next ? • No (approved) mission after 2013Solar Probe (NASA) ?Solar-C (JAXA) ? • We should clarify the desired features for the following mission

  10. Notice • Solar-B special sessionASJ meeting in Meisei Univ., Tokyo (2005 Mar 28 - 30)Abstract deadline: 2004 Dec 6Observation plan based on your results • SOT seminar @ Kwasan Library2004 December 7-8- SOT magnetograph- SOT operation- Data analysis(to be transmitted to Hida?)

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