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Instrument details
Acronym BCS
Full name Bragg Crystal Spectrometer
Purpose Spectroscopy of solar soft X-ray
Short description Polarimeter/spectrometer to examine the radiation of individual X-ray sources in the energy range 2-8 keV for possible polarization and/or the existence of line emissions. Resolving power λ/Δλ in the range 3000-6000.
Background New development
Scanning Technique Sun pointing from a low-inclination orbit
Resolution N/A (full disk)
Coverage / Cycle Full solar disk at 1 s intervals
Mass 13 kg Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency JAXA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 1991 to 2001
Last update: 2017-05-19
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Solar activity monitor
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 2
  • Solar magnetograph, solar EUV/X-ray imagery and EUV/X-ray irradiance, both on the Earth-Sun line and off the Earth-Sun line
  • Solar X-ray spectrometer [from L1, GEO, LEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Solar X-ray flux spectrum
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Solar X-ray flux spectrum*2 - very highNo specific limitation.High spectral resolution, moderate dynamic range