An insight into India's Moon mission–Chandrayan-3: The first nation to land on the southernmost polar region of the Moon
With the mission's completion, India became only the fourth nation in history to successfully
perform a soft landing on the Moon and the first nation to land a spacecraft close to the lunar …
perform a soft landing on the Moon and the first nation to land a spacecraft close to the lunar …
Evolution of elemental abundances during b-class solar flares: soft x-ray spectral measurements with chandrayaan-2 XSM
B Mondal, A Sarkar, SV Vadawale… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) payload on board Chandrayaan-2 provides disk-
integrated solar spectra in the 1–15 keV energy range with an energy resolution of 180 eV …
integrated solar spectra in the 1–15 keV energy range with an energy resolution of 180 eV …
The existence of hot X-ray onsets in solar flares
Context. It is well known among the scientific community that solar flare activity often begins
well before the main impulsive energy release. However, a consistent explanation for this …
well before the main impulsive energy release. However, a consistent explanation for this …
Identifying the energy release site in a solar microflare with a jet
AF Battaglia, W Wang, J Saqri, T Podladchikova… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. One of the main science questions of the Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe
missions deals with understanding how electrons in the lower solar corona are accelerated …
missions deals with understanding how electrons in the lower solar corona are accelerated …
Soft X-ray spectral diagnostics of multithermal plasma in solar flares with chandrayaan-2 XSM
Spectroscopic observations in X-ray wavelengths provide excellent diagnostics of the
temperature distribution in solar flare plasma. The Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) on board the …
temperature distribution in solar flare plasma. The Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) on board the …
Solar X-ray monitor on board the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter: in-flight performance and science prospects
Abstract The Solar X-ray Monitor (abbreviated as XSM) on board India's Chandrayaan-2
mission is designed to carry out broadband spectroscopy of the Sun from lunar orbit. It …
mission is designed to carry out broadband spectroscopy of the Sun from lunar orbit. It …
Role of small-scale impulsive events in heating the X-ray bright points of the quiet Sun
Small-scale impulsive events, known as nanoflares, are thought to be one of the prime
candidates that can keep the solar corona hot at its multimillion-Kelvin temperature …
candidates that can keep the solar corona hot at its multimillion-Kelvin temperature …
Observations of the quiet sun during the deepest solar minimum of the past century with Chandrayaan-2 XSM: sub-A-class microflares outside active regions
Solar flares, with energies ranging over several orders of magnitude, result from impulsive
release of energy due to magnetic reconnection in the corona. Barring a handful, almost all …
release of energy due to magnetic reconnection in the corona. Barring a handful, almost all …
Coronal elemental abundances during A-class solar flares observed by Chandrayaan-2 XSM
The abundances of low first ionization potential (FIP) elements are three to four times higher
in the closed loop active corona than in the photosphere, known as the FIP effect …
in the closed loop active corona than in the photosphere, known as the FIP effect …
Multiwavelength observations by XSM, hinode, and SDO of an active region. Chemical abundances and temperatures
G Del Zanna, B Mondal, YK Rao… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We have reviewed the first year of observations of the Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) on board
Chandrayaan-2 and the available multiwavelength observations to complement the XSM …
Chandrayaan-2 and the available multiwavelength observations to complement the XSM …