An Optical Investigation of the Genesis of Solar Activity

摘要9615073锈耀斑成因实验将使用一个80厘米的望远镜，使太阳光球和色球的图像和磁图的前所未有的分辨率（0. 2角秒），而从高空飞行，长时间气球在南极大陆。 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高能事件，如耀斑和日冕物质抛射。 这个实验只能在南极的气球上进行（除了建造一个大型的特殊用途的航天器），因为连续观察太阳需要超过一天的时间，这只能在极地地区实现，为了达到所需的分辨率，望远镜必须高于大部分大气层。 该项目由NSF、NASA和空军共同赞助。 ***

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. ***