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The Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) of the SOLAR-A mission is designed to produce X-ray movies of flares with excellent angular and time resolution as well as full-disk X-ray images for general studies. A selection of thin metal filters provide a measure of temperature discrimination and aid in obtaining the wide dynamic range required for solar observing. The co-aligned SXT aspect telescope will yield optical images for aspect reference, white-light flare and sunspot studies, and, possibly, helioseismology. This paper describes the capabilities and characteristics of the SXT for scientific observing.
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After the launch the name of SOLAR-A has been changed to YOHKOH.
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Tsuneta, S., Acton, L., Bruner, M. et al. The Soft X-ray Telescope for the SOLAR-A mission. Sol Phys 136, 37–67 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151694
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