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MISSION LOG #003

ASTRONOMY

Understanding SoLEXS and HEL1OS

Apr 12, 20265 min

Instrument overview

The instruments

SoLEXS is the Solar Low Energy X-ray Spectrometer. HEL1OS is the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer.

Together they span the soft and hard X-ray range of solar emission.

Complementary views

Soft X-rays describe the thermal response of the corona. Hard X-rays capture the impulsive, non-thermal phase. Flare physics needs both.