"The Hinode (Solar-B) mission: An overview," by
T. Kosugi and 24 others, Solar Physics, 243(1): 3-17,
June 2007.
[Authors' affiliations: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara;
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo; Mitsubishi Electric
Corp., Kamakura; Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA; UCL Mullard Space Science
Laboratory, Dorking, UK; Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC;
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA]
Abstract: "The Hinode satellite (formerly
Solar-B) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Institute of
Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) was successfully launched in
September 2006. As the successor to the Yohkoh mission, it aims to
understand how magnetic energy gets transferred from the photosphere to the
upper atmosphere and results in explosive energy releases. Hinode
is an observatory style mission, with all the instruments being designed
and built to work together to address the science aims. There are three
instruments onboard: the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT), the EUV Imaging
Spectrometer (EIS), and the X-Ray Telescope (XRT). This paper provides an
overview of the mission, detailing the satellite, the scientific payload,
and operations. It will conclude with discussions on how the international
science community can participate in the analysis of the mission data."
This 2007 report from Solar Physics was cited 40
times in current journal articles indexed by Thomson
Reuters
during January-February 2008. During that two-month period, only two other
physics reports, aside from reviews,
collected higher citation totals. Prior to the most recent bimonthly count,
citations to the paper have accrued as
follows:
November-December 2007: 8 citations
Total citations to date: 48
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