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Instrument: DIOGENESS
Instrument details
Acronym
DIOGENESS
Full name
Diagnostic of Energy Sources and Sinks in Flares
Purpose
To observe energy sources and sinks to study the balance of the solar flares energy contained in its main thermal reservoir
Short description
Spectrometer and Photometer within the soft X-ray region. Spectral ranges: 0.2835-0.3356 nm, energy range: 2-160 keV
Background
Consolidated technology
Scanning Technique
Sun pointing from a LEO high-inclination drifting orbit
Resolution
N/A (full disk)
Coverage / Cycle
Full Sun disk integral at about 1-s rate
Mass
15.4 kg
Power
24 W
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1994 to 1994-07-15
Last update:
2017-05-17
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Solar activity monitor
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Solar X-ray flux spectrum 3 - high No specific limitation. Coarse spectral resolution, wide dynamic range