First ten years of Hinode Solar On-Orbit Observatory. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Toshifumi Shimizu, Shinsuke Imada, Masahito Kubo, editors.
• Editors: Shimizu, Toshifumi; Imada, Shinsuke; Kubo, Masahito
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; Part I Reviews on 10 Years of Hinode; 1 A Brief History of Hinode: Toward the Success in Orbit; 1.1 Birth of Hinode; 1.1.1 A Long Way Toward the Launch; 1.1.2 Launch and Early Operations; 1.1.3 Prof. Kosugi's Passing; 1.2 Instrument Overview; 1.3 Science Achievements; 1.4 International Collaboration; 1.5 As On-Orbit Solar Observatory; 1.6 Ups and Downs in Operations; 1.7 Future Prospects; References; 2 Hinode's Contributions to Solar Physics; 2.1 High-Resolution Observation of the Sun in the Visible Wavelengths; 2.1.1 Magnetic Flux Tubes. 2.1.2 Polar Magnetic Field2.1.3 Canopy Structure and Horizontal Magnetic Field; 2.2 Discovery of Various Waves and Corona Heating; 2.3 Active Region Outflows and the Solar Wind; 2.4 Outlook for the Future; References; 3 Ten-Year Results of Solar Optical Telescope (SOT)Onboard Hinode; 3.1 Scientific Objectives of Solar Optical Telescope; 3.2 Resolution of Photospheric Magnetic Structures in Quiet Sun; 3.3 Resolution of Dynamical Phenomena in the Chromosphere; 3.4 Summary; References; 4 X-Ray Telescope (XRT) Aboard Hinode: Key Instrumental Features and Scientific Highlights. 4.1 Scientific Background of XRT and Key Instrumental Features4.1.1 Background; 4.1.2 Instrumental Features; 4.1.3 Data Rate for Observations; 4.1.4 International Collaboration; 4.2 Some Scientific Highlights from XRT; 4.2.1 Source Region of the Slow Solar Wind; 4.2.2 X-Ray Jets; 4.2.3 Onboard Flare Detection; 4.3 Summary; References; 5 Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscopy: zur NachEISzeit; 5.1 EISberg Before Hinode (``Sunrise''); 5.2 Ice-Breaking (EISbrechend) Scientific Problems; 5.2.1 High-Resolution EUV Spectra; 5.2.2 Active Region: Nonthermal Emission Line Widths and High-Speed Upflows. 5.2.3 Ubiquitous Flows and Waves in Solar Plasma5.2.4 Polar Jets and Outlets of High-Speed Solar Winds; 5.2.5 Solar Flares: Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Superhot Plasma; 5.3 Scientific Objectives for Post-gracial Age (NachEISzeit); References; Part II Coronal Heating and Solar Wind; 6 Coronal Heating: Issues Revealed from Hinode Observations; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Before the Birth of Hinode; 6.3 From Yohkoh to Hinode; 6.4 Achievements by Hinode on Coronal Heating; 6.4.1 Characteristics of Photospheric Magnetic Fields and Energy Transfer; 6.4.2 Energy Transfer Through the Chromosphere. 6.4.3 Fine-Scale Structures and Velocity Field in the Corona6.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 7 Importance of MHD Waves Observed with Hinode; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Discoveries of Waves; 7.3 Energy Flux Estimation Using Numerical Simulation; 7.4 Estimation of Magnetic Field Using MHD Waves; 7.5 Waves or Mass Loss?; 7.6 Summary; References; 8 Hinode Investigations of Microflares and Nanoflares; 8.1 Small Flares in the Sun; 8.2 Physical Processes of Microflares and Nanoflares; 8.3 Investigating Signatures of Unresolved Nanoflares; 8.4 Summary and Future Observations; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 522/.2919; Physics; Orbiting solar observatories; NATURE -- Sky Observation; Orbiting solar observatories; Science -- Astronomy; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Astronomy, space & time; Astronautics; Plasma physics; Solar system; Astrophysics; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Sun -- Observations; Sun; Electronic books; Observations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811077425; 9811077428
• Related ISBNs: 9789811077418; 981107741X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 4, 2018).
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