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The Multi-slit Approach to Coronal Spectroscopy with the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE)

The Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) is a proposed mission aimed at understanding the physical mechanisms driving the heating of the solar corona and the eruptions that are at the foundation of space weather. MUSE contains two instruments,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Bart De Pontieu , Juan Martinez-Sykora , Paola Testa , Amy Winebarger , Adrian Daw , Viggo Hansteen , Mark C. M. Cheung , Patrick Antolin , the MUSE team

Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on ASTROSAT

Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope on ASTROSAT Satellite mission is a suite of Far Ultra Violet (FUV 130 to 180 nm), Near Ultra Violet (NUV 200 to 300 nm) and Visible band (VIS 320 to 550nm) imagers. ASTROSAT is the first multi wavelength…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Amit Kumar , S. K. Ghosh , J. Hutchings , P. U. Kamath , S. Kathiravan , P. K. Mahesh , J. Murthy , Nagbhushana. S , A. K. Pati , M. N. Rao , N. K. Rao , S. Sriram , S. N. Tandon

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Programme overview and pipeline for compact- and diffuse-emission photometry

The Euclid ERO showcase Euclid's capabilities in advance of its main mission, targeting 17 astronomical objects, from galaxy clusters, nearby galaxies, globular clusters, to star-forming regions. A total of 24 hours observing time was…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 J. -C. Cuillandre , E. Bertin , M. Bolzonella , H. Bouy , S. Gwyn , S. Isani , M. Kluge , O. Lai , A. Lançon , D. A. Lang , R. Laureijs , T. Saifollahi , M. Schirmer , C. Stone , Abdurro'uf , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , F. Annibali , H. Atek , P. Awad , M. Baes , E. Bañados , D. Barrado , S. Belladitta , V. Belokurov , A. Boselli , F. Bournaud , J. Bovy , R. A. A. Bowler , G. Buenadicha , F. Buitrago , M. Cantiello , D. Carollo , S. Codis , M. L. M. Collins , G. Congedo , E. Dalessandro , V. de Lapparent , F. De Paolis , J. M. Diego , P. Dimauro , J. Dinis , H. Dole , P. -A. Duc , D. Erkal , M. Ezziati , A. M. N. Ferguson , A. Ferré-Mateu , A. Franco , R. Gavazzi , K. George , W. Gillard , J. B. Golden-Marx , B. Goldman , A. H. Gonzalez , R. Habas , W. G. Hartley , N. A. Hatch , R. Kohley , J. Hoar , J. M. Howell , L. K. Hunt , P. Jablonka , M. Jauzac , Y. Kang , J. H. Knapen , J. -P. Kneib , R. Kohley , P. B. Kuzma , S. S. Larsen , O. Marchal , J. Martín-Fleitas , P. Marcos-Arenal , F. R. Marleau , E. L. Martín , D. Massari , A. W. McConnachie , M. Meneghetti , M. Miluzio , J. Miro Carretero , H. Miyatake , M. Mondelin , M. Montes , A. Mora , O. Müller , C. Nally , K. Noeske , A. A. Nucita , P. A. Oesch , M. Oguri , R. F. Peletier , M. Poulain , L. Quilley , G. D. Racca , M. Rejkuba , J. Rhodes , P. -F. Rocci , J. Román , S. Sacquegna , E. Saremi , R. Scaramella , E. Schinnerer , S. Serjeant , E. Sola , J. G. Sorce , F. Tarsitano , I. Tereno , S. Toft , C. Tortora , M. Urbano , A. Venhola , K. Voggel , J. R. Weaver , X. Xu , M. Žerjal , R. Zöller , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , A. Basset , R. Bender , C. Bodendorf , E. Branchini , S. Brau-Nogue , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , J. -G. Cuby , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , A. M. Di Giorgio , M. Douspis , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , M. Fabricius , M. Farina , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , S. Fotopoulou , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , S. Galeotta , B. Garilli , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , H. Hoekstra , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , T. Kitching , B. Kubik , K. Kuijken , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , O. Lahav , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , H. J. McCracken , E. Medinaceli , Y. Mellier , G. Meylan , J. J. Mohr , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , R. Nakajima , R. C. Nichol , S. -M. Niemi , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , J. A. Peacock , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Refregier , A. Renzi , G. Riccio , Hans-Walter Rix , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , J. Skottfelt , L. Stanco , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , R. Toledo-Moreo , A. Tsyganov , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , Y. Wang , J. Weller , O. R. Williams , G. Zamorani , E. Zucca , C. Baccigalupi , C. Burigana , P. Casenove , P. Liebing , V. Scottez , P. Simon , D. Scott

UCIRC2: EUSO-SPB2's Infrared Cloud Monitor

The second generation of the Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon (EUSO-SPB2) is a balloon instrument for the detection of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) with energies above 1 EeV and very high energy…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-22 Rebecca Diesing , Alexa Bukowski , Noah Friedlander , Alex Miller , Stephan Meyer , Angela V. Olinto

Joint X-ray, EUV and UV Observations of a Small Microflare

We present the first joint observation of a small microflare in X-rays with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope ARray (NuSTAR), UV with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) and EUV with the Solar Dynamics Observatory/Atmospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-21 Iain G. Hannah , Lucia Kleint , Säm Krucker , Brian W. Grefenstette , Lindsay Glesener , Hugh S. Hudson , Stephen M. White , David M. Smith

Prospects for Observations of Transient UV Events with the TAUVEX UV Observatory

Transient events have posed special problems in astronomy because of the intrinsic difficulty of their detection, and a new class of observatories such as the Pan-STARRS and LSST are coming up specifically to observe these energetic events.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-03 Margarita Safonova , C. Sivaram , Jayant Murthy

An Analysis of Large Astronomical Detector Controller Systems and Implications for Future ESO Detector Systems

Large astronomical instruments using tens to hundreds of optical or infrared science detectors pose specific challenges for detector control, where, in addition to performance, other engineering aspects like scalability, power consumption,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-19 Mathias Richerzhagen , Naidu Bezawada , Sebastian Elias Egner , Elizabeth George , Alessandro Meoli , Alexander Rüde , Matthias Seidel , Domingo Álvarez Méndez , Olaf Iwert , Leander Mehrgan , Javier Reyes , Benoît Serra , Omar Sqalli , Derek Ives

UVscope and its application aboard the ASTRI-Horn telescope

UVscope is an instrument, based on a multi-pixel photon detector, developed to support experimental activities for high-energy astrophysics and cosmic ray research. The instrument, working in single photon counting mode, is designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-02 M. C. Maccarone , G. La Rosa , O. Catalano , S. Giarrusso , A. Segreto , B. Biondo , P. Bruno , C. Gargano , A. Grillo , D. Impiombato , Fr. Russo , G. Sottile

Observing the Ultrahigh Energy Universe with OWL Eyes

The goal of the Orbiting Wide-field Light-collectors (OWL) mission is to study the origin and physics of the highest energy particles known in nature, the ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The OWL mission consists of telescopes with UV…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 F. W. Stecker , J. F. Krizmanic , L. M. Barbier , E. Loh , J. W. Mitchell , P. Sokolsky , R. E. Streitmatter

Euclid preparation: I. The Euclid Wide Survey

Euclid is an ESA mission designed to constrain the properties of dark energy and gravity via weak gravitational lensing and galaxy clustering. It will carry out a wide area imaging and spectroscopy survey (EWS) in visible and near-infrared,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-29 R. Scaramella , J. Amiaux , Y. Mellier , C. Burigana , C. S. Carvalho , J. -C. Cuillandre , A. Da Silva , A. Derosa , J. Dinis , E. Maiorano , M. Maris , I. Tereno , R. Laureijs , T. Boenke , G. Buenadicha , X. Dupac , L. M. Gaspar Venancio , P. Gómez-Álvarez , J. Hoar , J. Lorenzo Alvarez , G. D. Racca , G. Saavedra-Criado , J. Schwartz , R. Vavrek , M. Schirmer , H. Aussel , R. Azzollini , V. F. Cardone , M. Cropper , A. Ealet , B. Garilli , W. Gillard , B. R. Granett , L. Guzzo , H. Hoekstra , K. Jahnke , T. Kitching , M. Meneghetti , L. Miller , R. Nakajima , S. M. Niemi , F. Pasian , W. J. Percival , M. Sauvage , M. Scodeggio , S. Wachter , A. Zacchei , N. Aghanim , A. Amara , T. Auphan , N. Auricchio , S. Awan , A. Balestra , R. Bender , C. Bodendorf , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , S. Brau-Nogue , M. Brescia , G. P. Candini , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , R. G. Carlberg , J. Carretero , R. Casas , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , R. Cledassou , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , L. Corcione , A. Costille , F. Courbin , H. Degaudenzi , M. Douspis , F. Dubath , C. A. J. Duncan , S. Dusini , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , P. Fosalba , N. Fourmanoit , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , P. Franzetti , M. Fumana , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , S. V. H. Haugan , W. Holmes , F. Hormuth , P. Hudelot , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , R. Kohley , B. Kubik , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , I. Lloro , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , M. Melchior , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , J. J. Mohr , M. Moresco , B. Morin , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , R. C. Nichol , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , J. Peacock , K. Pedersen , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , M. Poncet , L. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , J. Rhodes , H. -W. Rix , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , J. Skottfelt , L. Stanco , J. L. Starck , P. Tallada-Crespí , D. Tavagnacco , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , M. Trifoglio , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , G. A. Verdoes Kleijn , Y. Wang , N. Welikala , J. Weller , M. Wetzstein , G. Zamorani , J. Zoubian , S. Andreon , M. Baldi , S. Bardelli , A. Boucaud , S. Camera , G. Fabbian , R. Farinelli , J. Graciá-Carpio , D. Maino , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , C. Neissner , G. Polenta , A. Renzi , E. Romelli , C. Rosset , F. Sureau , M. Tenti , T. Vassallo , E. Zucca , C. Baccigalupi , A. Balaguera-Antolínez , P. Battaglia , A. Biviano , S. Borgani , E. Bozzo , R. Cabanac , A. Cappi , S. Casas , G. Castignani , C. Colodro-Conde , J. Coupon , H. M. Courtois , J. Cuby , S. de la Torre , S. Desai , D. Di Ferdinando , H. Dole , M. Fabricius , M. Farina , P. G. Ferreira , F. Finelli , P. Flose-Reimberg , S. Fotopoulou , S. Galeotta , K. Ganga , G. Gozaliasl , I. M. Hook , E. Keihanen , C. C. Kirkpatrick , P. Liebing , V. Lindholm , G. Mainetti , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , M. Maturi , H. J. McCracken , R. B. Metcalf , G. Morgante , J. Nightingale , A. Nucita , L. Patrizii , D. Potter , G. Riccio , A. G. Sánchez , D. Sapone , J. A. Schewtschenko , M. Schultheis , V. Scottez , R. Teyssier , I. Tutusaus , J. Valiviita , M. Viel , W. Vriend , L. Whittaker

The Data Processor of the EUSO-SPB2 Telescopes

In this paper we present the Data Processor (DP) of EUSO-SPB2 (Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon, mission two) telescopes . The EUSO-SPB2 is the continuation of the JEM-EUSO science program on ultra-long…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-05 Giuseppe Osteria , Valentina Scotti , Francesco Perfetto

ESPRESSO's Early Commissioning Results and Performance Related to Tests of Fundamental Constant Stability

ESPRESSO is a new high-resolution ultra-stable spectrograph for the VLT, which had its first light on Telescope on November 27th, 2017. The instrument is installed in the Combined Coud\'{e} Laboratory and linked to the 4 Units of Telescope…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-07 A. C. O. Leite , C. J. A. P. Martins , P. Molaro , S. Monai , C. S. Alves , T. A. Silva , the ESPRESSO Science Team

Automatic test system of the back-end card for the JUNO experiment

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a medium-baseline neutrino experiment under construction in China, with the goal to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy. The JUNO electronics readout system consists of an underwater…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-09-01 Barbara Clerbaux , Shuang Hang , Pierre-Alexandre Petitjean , Peng Wang , Yifan Yang

A Mini-Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope

In this paper we describe the different software and hardware elements of a mini-telescope for the detection of cosmic rays and gamma-rays using the Cherenkov light emitted by their induced particle showers in the atmosphere. We estimate…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-17 S. Njoh Ekoume , C. Alispach , F. Cadoux , V. Coco , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Heller , T. Montaruli , A. Nagai , A. Neronov , Y. Renier , I. Troyano

Design of the ULTRASAT UV camera

The Ultraviolet Transient Astronomical Satellite (ULTRASAT) is a scientific UV space telescope that will operate in geostationary orbit. The mission, targeted to launch in 2024, is led by the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in Israel…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-06 Arooj Asif , Merlin Barschke , Benjamin Bastian-Querner , David Berge , Rolf Bühler , Nicola De Simone , Gianluca Giavitto , Juan M. Haces Crespo , Nirmal Kaipachery , Marek Kowalski , Shrinivasrao R. Kulkarni , Daniel Küsters , Sebastian Philipp , Heike Prokoph , Julian Schliwinski , Mikhail Vasilev , Jason J. Watson , Steven Worm , Francesco Zappon , Shay Alfassi , Sagi Ben-Ami , Adi Birman , Kasey Boggs , Greg Bredthauer , Amos Fenigstein , Avishay Gel-Yam , Dmitri Ivanov , Omer Katz , Ofer Lapid , Tuvia Liran , Ehud Netzer , Eran O. Ofek , Shirly Regev , Yossi Shvartzvald , Joseph Tufts , Dmitry Veinger , Eli Waxman

STE-QUEST Mission and System Design - Overview after completion of Phase-A

STE-QUEST is a fundamental science mission which is considered for launch within the Cosmic Vision programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). Its main scientific objectives relate to probing various aspects of Einstein's theory of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-12-31 Gerald Hechenblaikner , Marc-Peter Hess , Marianna Vitelli , Jan Beck

EUSO-SPB2 Cosmic Ray Searches and Observations

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) flew in May of 2023, marking an important step towards the observation of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) and neutrino-induced showers from space. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-08 George Filippatos

Study of using machine learning for level 1 trigger decision in JUNO experiment

A study on the use of a machine learning algorithm for the level 1 trigger decision in the JUNO experiment ispresented. JUNO is a medium baseline neutrino experiment in construction in China, with the main goal of determining the neutrino…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-09-01 Barbara Clerbaux , Pierre-Alexandre Petitjean , Yu Xu , Yifan Yang

Bridging EUV and white-light observations to inspect the initiation phase of a "two-stage" solar eruptive event

The initiation phase of CMEs is a very important aspect of solar physics, as these phenomena ultimately drive space weather in the heliosphere. This phase is known to occur between the photosphere and low corona, where many models introduce…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Jason P. Byrne , Huw Morgan , Dan B. Seaton , Hazel M. Bain , Shadia R. Habbal

Detecting Stellar Coronal Mass Ejections via Coronal Dimming in the Extreme Ultraviolet

Stellar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) can strip planetary atmospheres, reducing the potential habitability of terrestrial planets. While flares have been observed for decades, stellar CMEs remain elusive. Extreme ultraviolet…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-30 James Paul Mason , Allison Youngblood , Kevin France , Astrid M. Veronig , Meng Jin