Analysis of the 23 June 1988 flare using NIXT multilayer X-ray imagesResults obtained during the June 23, 1988 flight of the normal incidence X-ray telescope (NIXT) sounding rocket payload are reported. The telescope primary is 25 cm in diameter, in a 750 cm e.f.l. (f/30) Ritchey-Chretien configuration, with multilayer coatings on the optics designed to image the Fe XVI and Mg X coronal emission lines near 63.5 A. Images of the onset phase of a large (M8) Solar flare were recorded during the flight on a modified T-max 400 film manufactured by Kodak. Some of the results obtained by comparison of the NIXT data with ground-based observations of the sun obtained simultaneously to the flight are also reported.
Document ID
19900058977
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Golub, Leon (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Herant, Marc (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: X-ray/EUV Optics for Astronomy and Microscopy