The CCD instrument background of the SMILE SXI

The ESA and CAS SMILE mission orbit is highly elliptical and will pass through multiple radiation environments. The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument aboard has a radiation shutter door designed to close when the surrounding radiation flux is high. The shutter door will close when passing below an...

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Main Authors: M. W. J. Hubbard, O. Hetherington, D. J. Hall, T. W. Buggey, S. Parsons, T. Arnold, A. Holland, C. Pagani, S. Sembay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press 2024-01-01
Series:Earth and Planetary Physics
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Online Access:http://www.eppcgs.org/article/doi/10.26464/epp2023054?pageType=en