The Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) - Mission Description and Early Results edited by R.P. Lin, B.R. Dennis, Arnold O. Benz.

The Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) satellite was launched on 5 February 2002. Its objective is to study the energy release and particle acceleration in solar flares through observations of X-rays and gamma rays. Two novel technologies are combined to obtain both spectr...

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Other Authors: Lin, R.P (Editor), Dennis, B.R (Editor), Benz, Arnold O. (Editor)
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Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
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