Author/Authors :
J.-C. Vial، نويسنده , , F. Auchère، نويسنده , , J. Chang، نويسنده , , C. Fang، نويسنده , , W.Q. Gan، نويسنده , , K.-L. Klein، نويسنده , , J.-Y. Prado، نويسنده , , G. Trottet، نويسنده , , C. Wang، نويسنده , , Y.H. Yan، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The SMall Explorer for Solar Eruptions (SMESE) mission is a microsatellite proposed by France and China. The payload of SMESE consists of three packages: LYOT (a Lyman α imager and a Lyman α coronagraph), DESIR (an Infra-Red Telescope working at 35–80 and 100–250 μm), and HEBS (a High-Energy Burst Spectrometer working in X- and γ-rays).
The status of research on flares and coronal mass ejections is briefly reviewed in the context of on-going missions such as SOHO, TRACE and RHESSI. The scientific objectives and the profile of the mission are described. With a launch around 2012–2013, SMESE will provide a unique tool for detecting and understanding eruptions (flares and coronal mass ejections) close to the maximum phase of activity.
