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.IM2026
Diffraction in the ASPIICS coronagraph: observations and modeling
S. Shestov, A. N. Zhukov, R. Rougeot +11
Context: ASPIICS is a giant-baseline visible light solar coronagraph, which relies on the millimetric positioning performance of the precision formation flying Proba-3 mission of t…
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…