ISRO's Aditya L1 captures first high energy X-ray glimpse of solar flares

ISROs maiden solar mission Aditya L1 has captured its first high energy Xray glimpse of solar flaresDuring its first observation period from approximately October 29 the High Energy L1 Orbiting Xray Spectrometer HEL1OS on board AdityaL1 spacecraft has recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares the space agency said in a statement on TuesdayA solar flare is a sudden brightening of solar atmosphereThe recorded data is consistent with the Xray light curves provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites GOESCommissioned on October 27 2023 HEL1OS is currently undergoing finetuning of thresholds and calibration operations The instrument is set to monitor the Suns highenergy Xray activity with fast timing and highresolution spectra it saidHEL1OS data enables researchers to study explosive energy release and electron acceleration during impulsive phases of solar flaresHEL1OS was developed by the Space Astronomy Group of the U R Rao Satellite Centre ISRO Bengaluru the agency addedHEL1OS the hard Xray spectrometer on AdityaL1 Solar Mission by ISRO is the harbinger of flaring activities on the Sun with the ability to capture the early impulsive phase of the solar activityAccording to ISRO flares produce enhanced emission in all wavelengths across the electromagnetic spectrum iquest radio optical UV soft Xrays hard Xrays and gammarays Flare emission consists of emissions from accelerated particles and hot plasmaAdityaL1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and insitu observations of the solar wind at L1 SunEarth Lagrangian point which is about 15 million kilometres from the EarthIt is the first dedicated Indian space mission for observations of the Sun Aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around the L1 the mission carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun the corona in different wavebandsAdityaL1 is a fully indigenous effort with the participation of national institutionsAn ISRO scientist told PTI that capturing the first HighEnergy Xray glimpse of Solar Flares is an indication that the mission is so far doing well on the expected linesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever