HESSI Science Objective HESSI Science Objective Impulsive Energy Release in the Corona Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions Plasma Heating to Tens of Millions of degrees Energy and Particle Transport and Dissipation To explore the basic physics of particle acceleration and explosive energy release in Solar Flares A1309.03
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HESSI Science ObjectiveHESSI Science Objective
Impulsive Energy Release in the Corona Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions Plasma Heating to Tens of Millions of degrees Energy and Particle Transport and Dissipation
To explore the basic physics ofparticle acceleration and
HESSI PI and Co-IsHESSI PI and Co-IsRobert Lin University of California, Berkeley PI
Brian Dennis GSFC/682 Mission ScientistCarol Crannell GSFC/682 Education & Outreach Gordon Holman GSFC/682 Flare TheoryReuven Ramaty GSFC/661 Flare TheoryTycho von Rosenvinge GSFC/661 ACE Collaboration
Patricia Bornmann NOAA GOES CollaborationRichard Canfield Montana State University Ground-based ObservationsGordon Emslie Huntsville Flare TheoryHugh Hudson Solar Physics Research Corp. ImagingGordon Hurford Caltech ImagingNorman Madden LBNL Germanium Detectors
Arnold Benz Inst. of Astronomy, Zurich, Switzerland Radio ObservationsJohn Brown Univ. of Glasgow, Scotland Flare TheoryShinzo Enome NAO, Japan Radio ObservationsTakeo Kosugi NAO, Japan ImagingFrank van Beek Delft Univ., The Netherlands Grids and ImagingNicole Vilmer Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France Data AnalysisAlex Zehnder Paul Scherrer Inst. Switzerland Telescope design
and fabrication
A1309.012
HESSI Prime ResponsibilitiesHESSI Prime Responsibilities
UC Berkeley Germanium detectors & electronics
I & T
Ground station, MOC/SOC
Data Analysis
GSFC Grid characterization & testing
Cooler, cryostat design
Data analysis, distribution, and archiving
PSI (Switzerland) Telescope & aspect system
Thermo Electron Tecomet Finest grids (#1 - 4)
van Beek (The Netherlands) Coarser grids (#5 - 9) & mounts
Spectrum Astro Spacecraft
A1309.013
GSFC InvolvementGSFC InvolvementScience
Dennis (682) Mission Scientist
Hurford (Caltech) Imaging Scientist
Holman (682), Ramaty (661) Solar flare physics
von Rosenvinge (661) ACE/HESSI coordination
Crannell (682) Education & Public Outreach
Imaging
Clark (547), Amato (544) Grid environmental testing