Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 24, 2400002(2024)

Space Optical Technology in X-ray, Extreme Ultraviolet, and Far Ultraviolet Regions and Its Applications (Invited)

Xiaodong Wang, Bowen Gong, Peng Wang, Quanfeng Guo, Lingping He, Shijie Liu, Kefei Song, and Bo Chen*
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  • Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin , China
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    Fabricated mirrors in these wavebands. (a) Reflectanc curves of extreme ultraviolet multilayers; (b) reflectance curves of 140‒180 nm multilayers; (c) picture of mirror with four extreme ultraviolet multilayers; (d) picture of X-ray grazing-incidence mirror
    Picture of single photon counting array detector
    Images of resolution plate taken by single photon plane array detector. (a) Whole image; (b) partial enlargement image
    Test and calibration device for optoelectronic components in X-ray-extreme ultraviolet-far ultraviolet bands
    Performance test, calibration, and environment experimental device for overall unit in X ray-extreme ultraviolet-far ultraviolet bands
    Diagram of principle of high-precision and high-speed image stabilization
    Variance of solar pointing signal measured by guide telescope in orbit
    Sketch of optomechanical structure for X ray-extreme ultraviolet dualband imager[33]
    Solar images captured by solar X-EUV imager of FY-3E[33]. (a) 0.6‒8.0 nm X ray images; (b) 19.5 nm extreme ultraviolet image
    Sketchs of optical paths of spectrometer. (a) X ray channel; (b) extreme ultraviolet channel
    Solar X ray and 19.5 nm irradiations in 2022 and 2023
    First solar images captured by SDI (12.6 nm solar images on November 25, 2022). (a) Whole image; (b) partial enlargement images
    Optical system of LST/SCI dualband solar coronagraph[49]
    121.6 nm prominence picture captured by SCI on March 7, 2023
    Diagram of optical path of extreme ultraviolet camera of Chang’e-3
    30.4 nm panorama image of Earth’s plasmasphere captured by extreme ultraviolet camera of Chang’e-3 on lunar surface
    Wide-field auroral imager of FY-3D. (a) Optical path; (b) captured auroral image
    • Table 1. Summary of typical solar imagers in X ray-extreme ultraviolet-far ultraviolet bands

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      Table 1. Summary of typical solar imagers in X ray-extreme ultraviolet-far ultraviolet bands

      Satellite/imager (year)Wavelength /nm

      Angular

      resolution /(")

      Time

      resolution /s

      Spacecraft

      altitude /km

      Reference
      SKYLAB/EUV (1973)28‒1355300407Ref. [1]
      Yohkoh/SXT (1991)0.3‒6.02.50.5500Refs. [24]
      SOHO/EIT (1995)17.1, 19.5, 28.4, 30.42.6901.5 ×106Refs. [57]
      TRACE (1998)17‒29 (3 channels)0.530627Refs. [89]
      GOES a/SXI (2001)0.6‒6.05.06035786Ref. [10]
      Hinode/XRT (2006)0.2‒20 (9 channels)1.010650Refs. [1112]
      STEREO/EUVI (2006)17.1, 19.5, 28.4, 30.41.5960

      Solar and high

      Earth orbiter

      Ref. [13]
      PROBA2/SWAP (2009)17.43.1760720Ref. [14]
      SDO/AIA (2010)9‒34 (7 channels), UV, visible0.61035756Refs. [1516]
      GOES b/SUVI (2016)9.4‒30.4 (6 channels)2.50.435756Refs. [1718]
      Solar Orbiter/EUI (2021)17.4, 30.4, 121.64.5 (FSI), 0.5 (HRI)10‒6000.3 AU (1 AU=1.496×108 km)Refs. [1920]
    • Table 2. Summary of typical auroral imagers

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      Table 2. Summary of typical auroral imagers

      Satellite/imager (year)Angular/spatial resolutiona [(°)/km)]Spacecraft altitudeWavelength /nmImage frame rateReference
      DE-1/SAI (1981)0.32/100(1‒4)REb121.6‒630.0 (several filter)12 min/frameRef. [21]
      Polar/UVI (1996)0.03/30(1‒8)RE130‒190 (4 filter)37 s/frameRef. [22]
      IMAGE/WIC (2000)0.18/120(0.3‒7)RE140‒19010 s/frameRefs. [2324]
      IMAGE/SI (2000)

      0.13/100

      0.26/200

      (0.3‒7)RE

      135.6

      121.6

      5 s/frameRef. [25]
      TIMED/GUVI (2001)0.8/50630 km120‒180 (spectrometer)100 min/frameRef. [26]
      DMSP/SSUSI (2003)0.8/50840 km120‒180 (spectrometer)100 min/frameRef. [27]
      GOLD/FUV (2018)100350 km132‒16230 min/frameRef. [28]
      ICON/FUVI (2019)0.093/1575 km135.6, 15712 s/frameRef. [29]
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    Xiaodong Wang, Bowen Gong, Peng Wang, Quanfeng Guo, Lingping He, Shijie Liu, Kefei Song, Bo Chen. Space Optical Technology in X-ray, Extreme Ultraviolet, and Far Ultraviolet Regions and Its Applications (Invited)[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(24): 2400002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Sep. 2, 2024

    Accepted: Nov. 6, 2024

    Published Online: Dec. 12, 2024

    The Author Email: Chen Bo (chenb@ciomp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241504

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241504

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