The scientific payload of the space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) |
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Authors: | V Domingo B Fleck A I Poland |
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Institution: | (1) Space Science Department of ESA, ESTEC, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands;(2) Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 20771 Greenbelt, MD, USA |
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Abstract: | The space-based Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a joint venture of ESA and NASA within the frame of the Solar Terrestrial Science Programme (STSP), the first Cornerstone of ESA's long-term programme Space Science — Horizon 2000. The principal scientific objectives of the SOHO mission are: a) a better understanding of the structure and dynamics of the solar interior using techniques of helioseismology, and b) a better insight into the physical processes that form and heat the Sun's corona, maintain it and give rise to its acceleration into the solar wind. To achieve these goals, SOHO carries a payload consisting of 12 sets of complementary instruments which are briefly described here. |
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Keywords: | Solar Physics Solar Interior Solar Corona Solar Wind SOHO |
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