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Polarization Calibration of the Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter for a 0.1% Polarization Sensitivity in the VUV Range. Part II: In-Flight Calibration
The Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter is a sounding rocket instrument designed to measure for the first time the linear polarization of the hydrogen Lyman-
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Polarization Calibration of the Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter for a 0.1 % Polarization Sensitivity in the VUV Range. Part I: Pre-flight Calibration
The Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter (CLASP) is a sounding rocket experiment designed to measure for the first time the linear polarization of the hydrogen Lyman-
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Photon Mean Free Paths, Scattering, and Ever-Increasing Telescope Resolution
We revisit an old question: what are the effects of observing stratified atmospheres on scales below a photon mean free path λ? The mean free path of photons emerging from the solar photosphere and chromosphere i...
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Solar Fine-Scale Structures. I. Spicules and Other Small-Scale, Jet-Like Events at the Chromospheric Level: Observations and Physical Parameters
Over the last two decades the uninterrupted, high resolution observations of the Sun, from the excellent range of telescopes aboard many spacecraft complemented with observations from sophisticated ground-base...
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Image Stabilization System for Hinode (Solar-B) Solar Optical Telescope
The Hinode Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) is the first space-borne visible-light telescope that enables us to observe magnetic-field dynamics in the solar lower atmosphere with 0.2 – 0.3 arcsec spatial resolution...
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The Solar Optical Telescope of Solar-B (Hinode): The Optical Telescope Assembly
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) aboard the Solar-B satellite (Hinode) is designed to perform high-precision photometric and polarimetric observations of the Sun in visible light spectra (388 – 668 nm) with a sp...
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The Solar Optical Telescope for the Hinode Mission: An Overview
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) aboard the Hinode satellite (formerly called Solar-B) consists of the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) and the Focal Plane Package (FPP). The OTA is a 50-cm diffraction-limited G...
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Polarization Calibration of the Solar Optical Telescope onboard Hinode
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) onboard Hinode aims to obtain vector magnetic fields on the Sun through precise spectropolarimetry of solar spectral lines with a spatial resolution of 0.2 – 0.3 arcsec. A photom...
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Image Stabilization System for Hinode (Solar-B) Solar Optical Telescope
The Hinode Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) is the first space-borne visible-light telescope that enables us to observe magnetic-field dynamics in the solar lower atmosphere with 0.2 – 0.3 arcsec spatial resolution ...
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The Solar Optical Telescope for the Hinode Mission: An Overview
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) aboard the Hinode satellite (formerly called Solar-B) consists of the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) and the Focal Plane Package (FPP). The OTA is a 50-cm diffraction-limited G...
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Polarization Calibration of the Solar Optical Telescope onboard Hinode
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) onboard Hinode aims to obtain vector magnetic fields on the Sun through precise spectropolarimetry of solar spectral lines with a spatial resolution of 0.2 – 0.3 arcsec. A photom...
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The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview
The Hinode satellite (formerly Solar-B) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) was successfully launched in September 2006. As the successor to the Yo...
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The Solar Optical Telescope of Solar-B (Hinode): The Optical Telescope Assembly
The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) aboard the Solar-B satellite (Hinode) is designed to perform high-precision photometric and polarimetric observations of the Sun in visible light spectra (388 – 668 nm) with a sp...
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The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview
The Hinode satellite (formerly Solar-B) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) was successfully launched in September 2006. As the successor to the Y...
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Video-Assisted Cardioscopy for Infectious Endocarditis
We successfully resected vegetation of infectious endocarditis in right ventricular outflow tract using a video-assisted cardioscopy without ventriculotomy. Video-assisted cardioscopy provided clear and precis...
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Conventional coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with total occlusion of the internal carotid artery
The number of patients with coexisting disease of the coronary and carotid arteries is increasing. Patients with total occlusion of the carotid artery may have a higher risk of stroke during cardiopulmonary b...
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Predictive risk factors for delayed extubation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Prolonged mechanical ventilation increases hospitalization costs, airway and lung trauma, and stress. The objective of this study was to elucidate patient characteristics and operative variables that predict ...
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Strategies for CABG patients with carotid artery disease and perioperative neurological complications
Postoperative neurological complications not only increase morbidity and mortality, but also prolong hospital stay and elevate hospital costs. From 1995, carotid artery duplex scanning (CADS) has been perform...
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Right heart bypass for left circumflex coronary artery bypass grafting
Displacement of the heart to expose the left circumflex artery (LCX) causes hemodynamic disturbance during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We applied right heart bypass (RHB) using a heparin-...
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Horseshoe-Shaped Hα Flares on 13 Oct. 1995 and an Emerging Flux Model of Flares
We present a study of two horseshoe-shaped impulsive Hα flares that occurred in active region NOAA 7912. Soft X-ray images show that the main body of the flare occupied a small part of the Hα horseshoe structure,...
