3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
The ASPIICS solar coronagraph aboard the Proba-3 formation flying mission. Scientific objectives and instrument design
A. N. Zhukov, C. Thizy, D. Galano +67
We describe the scientific objectives and instrument design of the ASPIICS coronagraph launched aboard the Proba-3 mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) on 5 December 2024. Pr…
astro-ph.SR2025
Picoflares in the Quiet Solar Corona: Solar Orbiter Observations Halfway to the Sun
O. Podladchikova, A. Warmuth, L. Harra +33
X-ray observations of the Sun led Eugene Parker to propose nanoflares as the basic energy-release units that heat the solar corona. Decades later, Solar Orbiter's Extreme Ultraviol…
astro-ph.SR2025
Observing the solar corona from a formation-flying mission. First results of Proba-3/ASPIICS
A. N. Zhukov, L. Dolla, M. Mierla +32
We report the first results from observations of the solar corona by the ASPIICS coronagraph aboard the Proba-3 mission. ASPIICS (Association of Spacecraft for Polarimetric and Ima…