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.


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    Title :

    SMESE: A SMall Explorer for Solar Eruptions


    Contributors:
    Vial, J.-C. (author) / Auchère, F. (author) / Chang, J. (author) / Fang, C. (author) / Gan, W.Q. (author) / Klein, K.-L. (author) / Prado, J.-Y. (author) / Trottet, G. (author) / Wang, C. (author) / Yan, Y.H. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 40 , 12 ; 1787-1801


    Publication date :

    2007-08-01


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English