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The First Results from “Solar X-ray Spectrometer (SOXS)” Mission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Rajmal Jain ,
Hemant Dave ,
P. Sreekumar ,
A. B. Shah ,
N. M. Vadher ,
K. S. B. Manian ,
G. P. Ubale ,
V. M. Shah ,
K. J. Shah  and
S. L. Kayasth
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Rajmal Jain
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
Hemant Dave
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
P. Sreekumar
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
A. B. Shah
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
N. M. Vadher
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
K. S. B. Manian
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
G. P. Ubale
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
V. M. Shah
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
K. J. Shah
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
S. L. Kayasth
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
V. D. Patel
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
Sumit Kumar
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India
M. R. Deshpande
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, (Dept. of Space, Govt, of India) Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009, India

Abstract

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“Solar X-ray Spectrometer (SOXS)” mission on-board GSAT-2 Indian spacecraft was launched on 08 May 2003 by GSLV-D2 and deployed in geostationery orbit to study the X-ray emission from solar flares with high spectral and temporal resolution. The SOXS consists of two independent payloads viz. SOXS Low Energy Detector (SLD) payload, and SOXS High Energy Detector (SHD) payload. The SLD consists of two solid state detectors Si PIN and CZT, which cover the energy range from 4-60 keV, while the SHD has NaI(Tl)/CsI(Na) sandwiched phoswich detector that covers energy range from 20 keV to 10 MeV. We present very briefly the science objectives and instrumentation of SLD payload. After the successful In-orbit Tests (IOT), the first light was fed into SLD payload on 08 June 2003 when the solar flare was already in progress. We briefly present the first results from the SLD payload.

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I. Joint Discussions
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Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 622
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