Solar irradiance spectra from the compact SOLSTICE (CSOL) experiment: Instrument design, FUV calibration, measurements, and comparison of the 2018 rocket flight

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2023

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Springer

Abstract

The Compact SOLSTICE, a compact far and mid ultraviolet (FUV and MUV) spectrograph, flew on a sounding rocket on 18 June 2018 to validate and potentially calibrate the SOLar STellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE) onboard the Solar Radiation Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft. This article reports the instrument design, the calibration of the FUV channel, and the FUV irradiance measurements. Irradiance measurements are compared to SOLSTICE showing agreement within the combined instrumental uncertainties at most wavelengths, including the H Lyman-α emission at 121.6 nm. Some unexplained differences in line ratios between 130.5 nm and 147.5 nm are observed.

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Solar irradiance, Spectrograph, Far ultraviolet, Instrumentation

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Thiemann, Edward, Jerald Harder, Thomas Woods, Martin Snow, Michael Klapetzky, Matthew Triplett, Alan Sims, Steven Penton, and Mitchell Furst. "Correction to: Solar Irradiance Spectra from the Compact SOLSTICE (CSOL) Experiment: Instrument Design, FUV Calibration, Measurements, and Comparison of the 2018 Rocket Flight." Solar Physics 298, no. 2 (2023): 29.