An Optical Investigation of the Genesis of Solar Activity

“耀斑成因实验”将利用一台80厘米望远镜，在环绕南极大陆飞行的高空、长时间气球上拍摄太阳光球层和色球层的图像和磁图，其分辨率达到前所未有的0.2弧秒。该实验的目的是进一步了解储存在太阳磁场中的能量如何转化为耀斑和日冕物质抛射等高能事件。这个实验只能在南极气球上进行（没有建造一个大型的、特殊用途的宇宙飞船），因为持续观察太阳是必要的，时间远远超过一天，这只能在极地地区实现，为了达到所需的分辨率，望远镜必须在大部分大气之上。该项目由美国国家科学基金会、美国国家航空航天局和美国空军联合资助。＊＊＊

Abstract 9615073 Rust The Flare Genesis Experiment will use a 80 cm telescope to make images and magnetograms of unprecedented resolution (0.2 arcsec) of the solar photosphere and chromosphere while flying from a high altitude, long duration balloon around the Antarctic continent. The purpose of the experiment is to further understanding on how the energy stored in the sun's magnetic fields is converted to energetic events such as flares and coronal mass ejections. This experiment can only be done from an Antarctic balloon (short of building a large, special purpose space craft) because continual viewing of the sun is necessary for periods much exceeding a day, which can only be achieved from polar sites, and in order to achieve the required resolution the telescope must be above most of the atmosphere. This project is jointly sponsored by NSF, NASA and the Air Force. ***