BackForwardInstrument:  EVE 

Instrument details
Acronym EVE
Full name EUV Variability Experiment
Purpose To measure the solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) irradiance with unprecedented spectral resolution, temporal cadence, accuracy, and precision
Short description Set of grating spectroradiometers covering the range 0.1-122 nm, including Fe-IX at 17.1 nm, Fe-XII at 19.5 nm, Fe-XV at 28.4 nm, He-II at 30.4 nm, and H-Lyman-alpha at 121.6 nm
Background Part of a package of instruments to monitor solar activity
Scanning Technique Sun pointing from a geosynchronous (inclined) orbit
Resolution N/A (full disk)
Coverage / Cycle Full solar disk at 10 s intervals
Mass 54 kg Power 47 W Data Rate 7 Mbps

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2010 to 2024
Last update: 2021-12-16
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 EUV spectrometer [from L1, GEO, LEO]
  • Solar EUV imager [from L1, GEO, LEO]
  • Subcomponent 3
  • UV spectral imagery (e.g. GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO)
  • EUV spectrometer [from GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Solar EUV flux spectrum
  • Solar Lyman-alpha flux
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Solar EUV flux spectrum*1 - primaryNo specific limitation.High spectral resolution, wide dynamic range
Solar Lyman-alpha flux*2 - very highNo specific limitation.H-Ly-alpha at 121.6 nm (EUV/UV boundary)