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This purpose of this nugget is to report on the second successful launch of the FOXSI sounding rocket payload. FOXSI was flown [FOXSI Sucess|once before] on November 2, 2012. This first flight produced the focused images of a microflare in hard x-rays. | This purpose of this nugget is to report on the second successful launch of the FOXSI sounding rocket payload. FOXSI was flown [FOXSI Sucess|once before] on November 2, 2012. This first flight produced the focused images of a microflare in hard x-rays. | ||
[[File:FOXSI-2 Launch Photo.png|thumbcenter|300px|thumb|A photograph of the launch of FOXSI-2 which took place on Dec. 11th, 2015.]] | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
FOXSI is a sounding rocket payload whose goal is to develop and apply hard x-ray focusing optics combined with solid-state detectors. | FOXSI is a sounding rocket payload whose goal is to develop and apply hard x-ray focusing optics combined with solid-state detectors. | ||
== Observations == | |||
[[File:FOXSI-2 Targets.png|center|400px|thumb|A diagram showing the FOXSI pointing targets with the related light curve.]] | |||
== The Future? == | == The Future? == | ||
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[[File:The FOXSI-2 Team.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The FOXSI-2 Team standing proudly in front of the sounding rocket. From left to right: S. Krucker (PI), V. Shourt (Mech. Eng.), P. Turin (Lead Mech. Eng.), S. Christe (Co-I), L. Glesener (Project Lead), M. Buitrago-Casas (Grad. Student), S. Ishikawa (Co-I), N. Foster (Grad. Student)]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* FOXSI Images | * FOXSI Images | ||
Latest revision as of 02:54, 18 January 2018
This purpose of this nugget is to report on the second successful launch of the FOXSI sounding rocket payload. FOXSI was flown [FOXSI Sucess|once before] on November 2, 2012. This first flight produced the focused images of a microflare in hard x-rays.
Background
FOXSI is a sounding rocket payload whose goal is to develop and apply hard x-ray focusing optics combined with solid-state detectors.
Observations
The Future?
Based on these successes, we are now considering how we would scale up the FOXSI sounding rocket to a satellite mission. Such a mission would allow us.
Conclusions
References
- FOXSI Images
- Official FOXSI webpage
Also we are working on making the data from this flight public so that anyone can take a look and analyze the data.