LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring
Lagrange eUv Coronal Imager (LUCI) is a solar imager in the Extreme UltraViolet (EUV) that is being developed as part of the Lagrange mission, a mission designed to be positioned at the L5 Lagrangian point to monitor space weather from its source on the Sun, through the heliosphere, to the Earth. LU...
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doaj-33425703cd4e470fab450b9d9c2fc6892021-04-02T17:57:27ZengEDP SciencesJournal of Space Weather and Space Climate2115-72512020-01-01104910.1051/swsc/2020052swsc200056LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoringWest Matthew J.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0631-2393Kintziger Christian0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2528-126XHaberreiter Margit1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8007-9764Gyo Manfred2Berghmans David3Gissot Samuel4Büchel Valeria5Golub Leon6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9638-3082Shestov SergeiDavies Jackie A.7Centre Spatial de Liège, Université de LiègePhysikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation CenterPhysikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation CenterRoyal Observatory of BelgiumRoyal Observatory of BelgiumPhysikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation CenterSmithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryRutherford Appleton LaboratoryLagrange eUv Coronal Imager (LUCI) is a solar imager in the Extreme UltraViolet (EUV) that is being developed as part of the Lagrange mission, a mission designed to be positioned at the L5 Lagrangian point to monitor space weather from its source on the Sun, through the heliosphere, to the Earth. LUCI will use an off-axis two mirror design equipped with an EUV enhanced active pixel sensor. This type of detector has advantages that promise to be very beneficial for monitoring the source of space weather in the EUV. LUCI will also have a novel off-axis wide field-of-view, designed to observe the solar disk, the lower corona, and the extended solar atmosphere close to the Sun–Earth line. LUCI will provide solar coronal images at a 2–3 min cadence in a pass-band centred on 19.5. Observations made through this pass-band allow for the detection and monitoring of semi-static coronal structures such as coronal holes, prominences, and active regions; as well as transient phenomena such as solar flares, limb coronal mass ejections (CMEs), EUV waves, and coronal dimmings. The LUCI data will complement EUV solar observations provided by instruments located along the Sun–Earth line such as PROBA2-SWAP, SUVI-GOES and SDO-AIA, as well as provide unique observations to improve space weather forecasts. Together with a suite of other remote-sensing and in-situ instruments onboard Lagrange, LUCI will provide science quality operational observations for space weather monitoring.https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/full_html/2020/01/swsc200056/swsc200056.htmlinstrumentation: detectorsspace vehicles: instrumentstelescopessun: coronasun: uv radiation |
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West Matthew J. Kintziger Christian Haberreiter Margit Gyo Manfred Berghmans David Gissot Samuel Büchel Valeria Golub Leon Shestov Sergei Davies Jackie A. LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate instrumentation: detectors space vehicles: instruments telescopes sun: corona sun: uv radiation |
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LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring |
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LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring |
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LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring |
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LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring |
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LUCI onboard Lagrange, the next generation of EUV space weather monitoring |
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luci onboard lagrange, the next generation of euv space weather monitoring |
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Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate |
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Lagrange eUv Coronal Imager (LUCI) is a solar imager in the Extreme UltraViolet (EUV) that is being developed as part of the Lagrange mission, a mission designed to be positioned at the L5 Lagrangian point to monitor space weather from its source on the Sun, through the heliosphere, to the Earth. LUCI will use an off-axis two mirror design equipped with an EUV enhanced active pixel sensor. This type of detector has advantages that promise to be very beneficial for monitoring the source of space weather in the EUV. LUCI will also have a novel off-axis wide field-of-view, designed to observe the solar disk, the lower corona, and the extended solar atmosphere close to the Sun–Earth line. LUCI will provide solar coronal images at a 2–3 min cadence in a pass-band centred on 19.5. Observations made through this pass-band allow for the detection and monitoring of semi-static coronal structures such as coronal holes, prominences, and active regions; as well as transient phenomena such as solar flares, limb coronal mass ejections (CMEs), EUV waves, and coronal dimmings. The LUCI data will complement EUV solar observations provided by instruments located along the Sun–Earth line such as PROBA2-SWAP, SUVI-GOES and SDO-AIA, as well as provide unique observations to improve space weather forecasts. Together with a suite of other remote-sensing and in-situ instruments onboard Lagrange, LUCI will provide science quality operational observations for space weather monitoring. |
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instrumentation: detectors space vehicles: instruments telescopes sun: corona sun: uv radiation |
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