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The Solar Orbiter mission

Thierry Forveille and Steve Shore

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039499

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The Solar Orbiter mission - Science overview

D. Müller, O. C. St. Cyr, I. Zouganelis, H. R. Gilbert, R. Marsden, T. Nieves-Chinchilla, E. Antonucci, F. Auchère, D. Berghmans, T. S. Horbury et al. (25 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038467

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Models and data analysis tools for the Solar Orbiter mission

A. P. Rouillard, R. F. Pinto, A. Vourlidas, A. De Groof, W. T. Thompson, A. Bemporad, S. Dolei, M. Indurain, E. Buchlin, C. Sasso et al. (95 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935305

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The Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan - Translating solar and heliospheric physics questions into action

I. Zouganelis, A. De Groof, A. P. Walsh, D. R. Williams, D. Müller, O. C. St Cyr, F. Auchère, D. Berghmans, A. Fludra, T. S. Horbury et al. (175 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038445

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Understanding the origins of the heliosphere: integrating observations and measurements from Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter, and other space- and ground-based observatories

M. Velli, L. K. Harra, A. Vourlidas, N. Schwadron, O. Panasenco, P. C. Liewer, D. Müller, I. Zouganelis, O. C. St Cyr, H. Gilbert et al. (21 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038245

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Coordination of the in situ payload of Solar Orbiter

A. P. Walsh, T. S. Horbury, M. Maksimovic, C. J. Owen, J. Rodríguez-Pacheco, R. F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, I. Zouganelis, C. Anekallu, X. Bonnin, R. Bruno et al. (29 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936894

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Coordination within the remote sensing payload on the Solar Orbiter mission

F. Auchère, V. Andretta, E. Antonucci, N. Bach, M. Battaglia, A. Bemporad, D. Berghmans, E. Buchlin, S. Caminade, M. Carlsson et al. (64 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937032

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The Energetic Particle Detector - Energetic particle instrument suite for the Solar Orbiter mission

J. Rodríguez-Pacheco, R. F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, G. M. Mason, G. C. Ho, S. Sánchez-Prieto, M. Prieto, C. Martín, H. Seifert, G. B. Andrews, S. R. Kulkarni et al. (89 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935287

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The Solar Orbiter EUI instrument: The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager

P. Rochus, F. Auchère, D. Berghmans, L. Harra, W. Schmutz, U. Schühle, P. Addison, T. Appourchaux, R. Aznar Cuadrado, D. Baker et al. (139 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936663

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The Solar Orbiter magnetometer

T. S. Horbury, H. O’Brien, I. Carrasco Blazquez, M. Bendyk, P. Brown, R. Hudson, V. Evans, T. M. Oddy, C. M. Carr, T. J. Beek et al. (42 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937257

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Metis: the Solar Orbiter visible light and ultraviolet coronal imager

Ester Antonucci, Marco Romoli, Vincenzo Andretta, Silvano Fineschi, Petr Heinzel, J. Daniel Moses, Giampiero Naletto, Gianalfredo Nicolini, Daniele Spadaro, Luca Teriaca et al. (93 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935338

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The Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager on Solar Orbiter

S. K. Solanki, J. C. del Toro Iniesta, J. Woch, A. Gandorfer, J. Hirzberger, A. Alvarez-Herrero, T. Appourchaux, V. Martínez Pillet, I. Pérez-Grande, E. Sanchis Kilders et al. (114 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935325

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The Solar Orbiter Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument

M. Maksimovic, S. D. Bale, T. Chust, Y. Khotyaintsev, V. Krasnoselskikh, M. Kretzschmar, D. Plettemeier, H. O. Rucker, J. Souček, M. Steller et al. (96 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936214

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The Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI)

R. A. Howard, A. Vourlidas, R. C. Colaninno, C. M. Korendyke, S. P. Plunkett, M. T. Carter, D. Wang, N. Rich, S. Lynch, A. Thurn et al. (38 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935202

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The Solar Orbiter SPICE instrument - An extreme UV imaging spectrometer

SPICE Consortium, M. Anderson, T. Appourchaux, F. Auchère, R. Aznar Cuadrado, J. Barbay, F. Baudin, S. Beardsley, K. Bocchialini, B. Borgo et al. (80 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935574

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The Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX)

Säm Krucker, G. J. Hurford, O. Grimm, S. Kögl, H.-P Gröbelbauer, L. Etesi, D. Casadei, A. Csillaghy, A. O. Benz, N. G. Arnold et al. (79 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937362

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The Solar Orbiter Solar Wind Analyser (SWA) suite

C. J. Owen, R. Bruno, S. Livi, P. Louarn, K. Al Janabi, F. Allegrini, C. Amoros, R. Baruah, A. Barthe, M. Berthomier et al. (119 more)

Published online: 30 September 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937259

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Solar Orbiter: Mission and spacecraft design

C. García Marirrodriga, A. Pacros, S. Strandmoe, M. Arcioni, A. Arts, C. Ashcroft, L. Ayache, Y. Bonnefous, N. Brahimi, F. Cipriani et al. (30 more)

Published online: 18 February 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038519

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Erratum

The Solar Orbiter Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument (Corrigendum)

M. Maksimovic, S. D. Bale, T. Chust, Y. Khotyaintsev, V. Krasnoselskikh, M. Kretzschmar, D. Plettemeier, H. O. Rucker, J. Souček, M. Steller et al. (96 more)

Published online: 25 October 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936214e

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