Back in march I published my first #ScientificPaper. It used #LymanAlpha spectral observations from the IRIS satellite. We developed an algorithm to identify #SolarSpicules in those datasets. Previously identification in UV wavelengths had to be done by hand, which made #Statistics difficult. We identified over 2,000 events, which helps people's statistics in the future! We'll be using that info to tell us where to point our rocket when we launch. #AcademicChatter
So what's all this about a #Rocket#launch you say?
We're designing the Solar eruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph instrument (aka #SNIFSrocket). This is a telescope and UV spectrograph which will launch next March from #PokerFlatResearchRange just north of #Fairbanks#Alaska.
We're not working on the engines or anything. We're building the payload, which is 17 inches diameter and about 6 ft long. It'll be plugged onto a nosecone and engines from #NASA.
Want to see all the kinds of stuff in a #RocketPayload? Well here you go!
This is a block diagram showing maybe.... 40% of the stuff in our payload. Specifically, it's all the important connections for heat, power, data, and gas. The CSIE elements are our detectors, and the nearby FPGAs are processing boards. The LISS and MASS help us track where the #Sun is so we can point properly, as does the Pointing Camera. On the top you can see all our Ground System Equipment, or GSE #Engineering
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