The solar X-ray imager on GOES-13: Design, analysis and on-orbit performance

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6689, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Harvey, James E ^a   Krywonos, Andrey ^a   Atanassova, Martina ^a   Thompson, Patrick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Solar X ray imager; X ray telescope

Indexed keywords

GRAZING INCIDENCE; ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE; SOLAR PHYSICS; SPACE WEATHER; SPECTRAL RANGES; X RAY TELESCOPE (XRT); X-RAY IMAGER;

EID: 45549096714     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.736870     Document Type: Conference Paper

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