AbstractThe SMall Explorer for Solar Eruptions (SMESE) mission is a microsatellite proposed by France and China. The payload of SMESE consists of three packages: LYOT (a Lyman α imager and a Lyman α coronagraph), DESIR (an Infra-Red Telescope working at 35–80 and 100–250μm), and HEBS (a High-Energy Burst Spectrometer working in X- and γ-rays).The status of research on flares and coronal mass ejections is briefly reviewed in the context of on-going missions such as SOHO, TRACE and RHESSI. The scientific objectives and the profile of the mission are described. With a launch around 2012–2013, SMESE will provide a unique tool for detecting and understanding eruptions (flares and coronal mass ejections) close to the maximum phase of activity.
SMESE: A SMall Explorer for Solar Eruptions
Advances in Space Research ; 40 , 12 ; 1787-1801
2007-08-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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