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D S Durfee¹, J W Moody, K D Brady

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo Utah, 84602.

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The Goldhelox Project uses a student-built soft x-ray telescope to study solar flares. This robotic telescope will provide new data on coronal physics and the solar atmosphere.

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Area of Science:

Solar Physics
Space Science
Astrophysics

Background:

The Goldhelox Project involves undergraduate students constructing a robotic solar telescope.
The telescope is designed for near-normal incidence soft x-ray imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

To image the sun at 171-181Å to study highly ionized coronal iron lines.
To understand the early stages of solar flares and coronal-chromosphere transition region physics.

Main Methods:

A robotic soft x-ray telescope will be deployed from a Space Shuttle Get-Away-Special (GAS) canister.
The instrument will achieve 1-second time resolution and 2.5 arcsecond spatial resolution.
The observational bandpass is optimized for imaging specific coronal emission lines.

Main Results:

Data will aid in understanding solar flare initiation.
The project will provide insights into the physics of the corona-chromosphere transition region.
This endeavor highlights unique undergraduate involvement in space mission development.

Conclusions:

The Goldhelox Project offers a unique undergraduate research experience in solar physics.
The telescope's data will contribute to understanding solar flare dynamics.
The project is scheduled for a 1995 or 1996 Space Shuttle mission.