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The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview

Golub, L.; Culhane, J. L.; Yamada, T. +22 more

The Hinode satellite (formerly Solar-B) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) was successfully launched in September 2006. As the successor to the Yohkoh mission, it aims to understand how magnetic energy gets transferred from the photosphere to the upper atmosphere and results in expl…

The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Hinode

Young, P. R.; Simnett, G. M.; Culhane, J. L. +36 more

The EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on Hinode will observe solar corona and upper transition region emission lines in the wavelength ranges 170 - 210 Å and 250 - 290 Å. The line centroid positions and profile widths will allow plasma velocities and turbulent or non-thermal line broadenings to be measured. We will derive local plasma temperatures an…

The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission

Weber, M.; Golub, L.; Peres, G. +26 more

The X-ray Telescope (XRT) of the Hinode mission provides an unprecedented combination of spatial and temporal resolution in solar coronal studies. The high sensitivity and broad dynamic range of XRT, coupled with the spacecraft's onboard memory capacity and the planned downlink capability will permit a broad range of coronal studies over an extend…

Data Archive of the Hinode Mission

Tarbell, T. D.; Harra, L. K.; Shimojo, M. +2 more

All of the Hinode telemetry data are to be reformatted and archived in the DARTS system at ISAS and mirrored to data centers around the word. The archived data are distributed to users through the Internet. This paper gives an overview of the files in the archive, including the file formats. All formats are portable and have heritage from the prev…