The LYRA Instrument Onboard PROBA2: Description and In-Flight Performance

M. Dominique; J. -F. Hochedez; W. Schmutz; I. E. Dammasch; A. I. Shapiro; M. Kretzschmar; A. N. Zhukov; D. Gillotay; Y. Stockman; A. BenMoussa

doi:10.1007/s11207-013-0252-5

The LYRA Instrument Onboard PROBA2: Description and In-Flight Performance

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2013-03-05 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Authors: M. Dominique , J. -F. Hochedez , W. Schmutz , I. E. Dammasch , A. I. Shapiro , M. Kretzschmar , A. N. Zhukov , D. Gillotay , Y. Stockman , A. BenMoussa

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Abstract

The Large Yield Radiometer (LYRA) is an XUV-EUV-MUV (soft X-ray to mid-ultraviolet) solar radiometer onboard the European Space Agency PROBA2 mission that was launched in November 2009. LYRA acquires solar irradiance measurements at a high cadence (nominally 20 Hz) in four broad spectral channels, from soft X-ray to MUV, that have been chosen for their relevance to solar physics, space weather and aeronomy. In this article, we briefly review the design of the instrument, give an overview of the data products distributed through the instrument website, and describe the way that data are calibrated. We also briefly present a summary of the main fields of research currently under investigation by the LYRA consortium.

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space missions and instrumentation solar instrument calibration radio astronomy instrumentation

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@article{arxiv.1302.6525,
  title  = {The LYRA Instrument Onboard PROBA2: Description and In-Flight Performance},
  author = {M. Dominique and J. -F. Hochedez and W. Schmutz and I. E. Dammasch and A. I. Shapiro and M. Kretzschmar and A. N. Zhukov and D. Gillotay and Y. Stockman and A. BenMoussa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.6525},
  year   = {2013}
}

The LYRA Instrument Onboard PROBA2: Description and In-Flight Performance

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