Matthews, S.A., Collados, M., Mathioudakis, M. et al. (1 more author) (2016) The European Solar Telescope (EST). In: Evans, C.J., Simard, L. and Takami, H., (eds.) Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VI. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 26-30 Jun 2016, Edinburgh, UK. SPIE ISBN 9781510601956
Abstract
The European Solar Telescope (EST) is being designed to optimize studies of the magnetic coupling between the lower layers of the solar atmosphere (the photosphere and chromosphere) in order to investigate the origins and evolution of the solar magnetic field and its role in driving solar activity. In order to achieve this, the thermal, dynamic and magnetic properties of the solar plasma must be probed over many scale heights and at intrinsic scales, requiring the use of multi wavelength spectroscopy and spectropolarimetry at high spatial, spectral and temporal resolution. In this paper we describe some of the over-arching science questions that EST will address and briefly outline the main features of the proposed telescope design and the associated instrumentation package.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2016 Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. |
Keywords: | solar telescopes; high resolution imaging; high resolution spectroscopy; solar spectropolarimetry |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2019 15:00 |
Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2019 12:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SPIE |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1117/12.2234145 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154529 |