SpringerLink
Log in

Coronal-Temperature-Diagnostic Capability of the Hinode/X-Ray Telescope Based on Self-Consistent Calibration

  • Published:
Solar Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) onboard the Hinode satellite is an X-ray imager that observes the solar corona with unprecedentedly high angular resolution (consistent with its 1″ pixel size). XRT has nine X-ray analysis filters with different temperature responses. One of the most significant scientific features of this telescope is its capability of diagnosing coronal temperatures from less than 1 MK to more than 10 MK, which has never been accomplished before. To make full use of this capability, accurate calibration of the coronal temperature response of XRT is indispensable and is presented in this article. The effect of on-orbit contamination is also taken into account in the calibration. On the basis of our calibration results, we review the coronal-temperature-diagnostic capability of XRT.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
EUR 32.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or Ebook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price includes VAT (Canada)

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Acton, L.W., Weston, D.C., Bruner, M.E.: 1999, J. Geophys. Res. 104, 14827.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Brooks, D.H., Warren, H.P.: 2006, Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 164, 202.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Brooks, D.H., Warren, H.P., Williams, D.R., Watanabe, T.: 2009, Astrophys. J. 705, 1522.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Charles, M.W., Cooke, B.A.: 1968, Nucl. Instrum. Methods 61, 31.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Collura, A., Barbera, M., Inzerillo, G., Mirabello, F., Sciortino, S., Serio, S.: 1994, SPIE 2280, 206.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Dere, K.P.: 2007, Astron. Astrophys. 466, 771.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Dere, K.P., Cook, J.W.: 1979, Astrophys. J. 229, 772.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Dere, K.P., Landi, E., Mason, H.E., Monsignori Fossi, B.C., Young, P.R.: 1997, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 125, 149.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Dere, K.P., Landi, E., Young, P.R., Del Zanna, G., Landini, M., Mason, H.E.: 2009, Astron. Astrophys. 498, 915.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Feldman, U., Mandelbaum, P., Seely, J.F., Doschek, G.A., Gursky, H.: 1992, Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 81, 387.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Freeland, S.L., Handy, B.N.: 1998, Solar Phys. 182, 497.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Golub, L., Deluca, E., Austin, G., Bookbinder, J., Caldwell, D., Cheimets, P., et al.: 2007, Solar Phys. 243, 63.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Hara, H., Tsuneta, S., Lemen, J.R., Acton, L.W., McTiernan, J.M.: 1992, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 44, L135.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Henke, B.L., Gullikson, E.M., Davis, J.C.: 1993, Atom. Data Nucl. Data Tables 54, 181.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Jackson, J.D.: 1962, Classical Electrodynamics, Wiley, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kano, R., Tsuneta, S.: 1995, Astrophys. J. 454, 934.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Kano, R., Sakao, T., Hara, H., Tsuneta, S., Matsuzaki, K., Kumagai, K., et al.: 2008, Solar Phys. 249, 263.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Kosugi, T., Matsuzaki, K., Sakao, T., Shimizu, T., Sone, Y., Tachikawa, S., et al.: 2007, Solar Phys. 243, 3.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Landi, E., Feldman, U., Dere, K.P.: 2002, Astrophys. J. Lett. 139, L281.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Martens, P.C.H., Cirtain, J.W., Schmelz, J.T.: 2002, Astrophys. J. Lett. 577, L115.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Mewe, R., Gronenschild, E.H.B.M., van den Oord, G.H.J.: 1985, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 62, 197.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Mewe, R., Lemen, J.R., van den Oord, G.H.J.: 1985, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 65, 511.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Ogawara, Y., Takano, T., Kato, T., Kosugi, T., Tsuneta, S., Watanabe, T., et al.: 1991, Solar Phys. 136, 1.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Osantowski, J.F.: 1982, Proc. SPIE 338, 80.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Powell, F.R., Vedder, P.W., Lindblom, J.F., Powell, S.F.: 1990, Opt. Eng. 29, 614.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Sakao, T.: 1994, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Tokyo.

  • Schmelz, J.T., Kashyap, V.L., Saar, S.H., Dennis, B.R., Grigis, P.C., Lin, L., et al.: 2009a, Astrophys. J. 704, 863.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Schmelz, J.T., Saar, S.H., DeLuca, E.E., Golub, L., Kashyap, V.L., Weber, M.A., et al.: 2009b, Astrophys. J. Lett. 693, 131.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Schmelz, J.T., Saar, S.H., Nasraoui, K., Kashyap, V.L., Weber, M.A., DeLuca, E.E., et al.: 2010, Astrophys. J. 723, 1180.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Shimizu, T., Katsukawa, Y., Matsuzaki, K., Ichimoto, K., Kano, R., Deluca, E.E., et al.: 2007, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 59, 845.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Spitzer, L. Jr.: 1962, Physical of Fully Ionized Gases, 2nd edn., Interscience, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tsuneta, S., Acton, L., Bruner, M., Lemen, J., Brown, W., Caravalho, R., et al.: 1991, Solar Phys. 136, 37.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Urayama, F., Bando, T., Kano, R., Hara, H., Narukage, N., Sakao, T.: 2008, Japan Soc. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 56, 536.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Vaiana, G.S., Krieger, A.S., Timothy, A.F.: 1973, Solar Phys. 32, 81.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Vernazza, J.E., Reeves, E.M.: 1978, Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 37, 485.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Warren, H.P., Brooks, D.H., Winebarger, A.R.: 2011, Astrophys. J., submitted. ar**v:1009.5976v1 .

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan

    N. Narukage, R. Kano, H. Hara, T. Bando & S. Tsuneta

  2. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 229-8510, Japan

    T. Sakao

  3. Nobeyama Solar Radio Observatory/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Minamimaki, Minamisaku, Nagano, 384-1305, Japan

    M. Shimojo

  4. Space Engineering Development Co., Ltd., 1-12-2 Takezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0032, Japan

    F. Urayama

  5. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

    E. DeLuca, L. Golub, M. Weber & P. Grigis

  6. NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, 35812, USA

    J. Cirtain

Authors
  1. N. Narukage
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. T. Sakao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. R. Kano
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. H. Hara
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. M. Shimojo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. T. Bando
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. F. Urayama
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. E. DeLuca
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. L. Golub
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  10. M. Weber
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  11. P. Grigis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  12. J. Cirtain
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  13. S. Tsuneta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to N. Narukage.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Narukage, N., Sakao, T., Kano, R. et al. Coronal-Temperature-Diagnostic Capability of the Hinode/X-Ray Telescope Based on Self-Consistent Calibration. Sol Phys 269, 169–236 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-010-9685-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-010-9685-2

Keywords

Search

Navigation