The Solar X-ray Imager for GOES

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5171, Issue , 2004, Pages 65-76

  Lemen, James R ^a   Duncan, Dexter ^a   Edwards, Christopher ^a   Friedlaender, Frank M ^a   Jurcevich, Bruce ^a   Morrison, Mons D ^a   Springer, Larry A ^d   Stern, Robert A ^a   Wülser, Jean Pierre ^a   Bruner, Marilyn E ^b   Catura, Richard C ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b Bermar Science and Technology   (United States)

^c NOVA Management   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

CCD; GOES; Space weather; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

GOES; SPACE WEATHER; X-RAY OPTICS;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ENERGY TRANSFER; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 11144354154     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.507566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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