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Solar Telescope XRT Data Analysis

Explore solar features through XRT data from Hinode mission. Investigate magnetic fields, chromosphere, and coronal activity. Collaborate with Hinode data coordinators for research insights.

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Solar Telescope XRT Data Analysis

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  1. XRT Patricia R. jibben Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  2. HINODE (Solar-B) Sept 22, 2006 JAXA, NASA, & PPARC • Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) • Magnetic fields, photosphere, & Chromosphere (LM, NAOJ) • EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) • Transition Region, Corona (170-210 Å & 250-290 Å) (NRL, MSSL) • X-ray Telescope (XRT) • Corona, Soft X-rays (6-200 Å) • G-band 4305 Å • SAO & JAXA Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  3. XRT • Wolter-I grazing incidence mirror with co-focal visible light optics • 2048x2048 back-illuminated CCD 13.5 µm pixel size FOV 34 x 34 arcmin Plate scale 1”/pixel Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  4. Field of View • SOT • Broadband Filter Imager (BFI) • Narrowband Filter Imager (NFI) • EIS • 1” & 2” slits • 40” & 266” wide Slots • XRT • Full Sun & smaller Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  5. Theoretical Temperature response for unit volume emission measure of 1044.0cm-3 for each filter. Transmission profiles for filters, X-ray reflectivity of mirror, & qE of CCD detector are taken into account. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  6. Filter comparison Al Poly Al-Poly Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  7. Filter comparison C Poly C-Poly Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  8. Filter comparison Be Thin thin-Be Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  9. Filter comparison Al Poly C Poly Be Thin 11/22/2006 17:53UT Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  10. SXT & XRT Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  11. SXT & XRT Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  12. XRT & SXI Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  13. TRACE 11/13/06 XRT 11/13/06 TRACE & XRT are Complimentary Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  14. First 90 days • Coronal Voids • X-flare • Polar Jets • Coordinated observations with EIS & SOT • Global Coronal Activity Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  15. Coronal Voids Jan 13, 2007 04UT Jan 1, 2007 21UT Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  16. Coronal Voids Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  17. X-flare • AR 10930 • December 14, 2006 • X1.5 • 21:07UT-22:26UT • Thin Be with AEC Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  18. Polar X-ray jets observed by Yohkoh Taken from talk by: Kazunari Shibata Kwasan and Hida Observatories Kyoto University Feb 3, 2006 Koutchmy et al 1997 A&A 1998 Proc 5th Yohkoh anniversary meeting Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  19. Polar Jets Reconnection Model Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  20. Polar X-ray Jets 4.6 5.7 6.0 6.15 6.2 6.3 6.35 ?? ( x106 Kelvin) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  21. XRT & SOT Joten Okamoto (SOT CO) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  22. XRT Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  23. Global Coronal Activity • AR10930  region (Mt wilson) • Produced several flares and 2 x-flares • Appears to interact with south pole material Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

  24. Access To Hinode Data • Chief Coordinators: • John Davis (john.m.davis@nasa.gov) • Tetsuya Watanabe (watanabe@uvlab.mtk.nao.ac.jp) • Science Schedule Coordinators (in U.S.): • SOT: T. Berger (berger@lmsal.com) • XRT: L. Golub (golub@cfa.harvard.edu) • EIS: J. Mariska (mariska@nrl.navy.mil) • XRT Observing (XOB) Proposals: http://solar.physics.montana.edu/HINODE/XRT Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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