Journal: Experimental Astronomy

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    CASPER: A mission to study the time-dependent evolution of the magnetic solar chromosphere and transition regions
    Our knowledge about the solar chromosphere and transition region (TR) has increased in the last decade thanks to the huge scientific return of space-borne...
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    Chronos: A NIR spectroscopic galaxy survey to probe the most fundamental stages of galaxy evolution
    We propose a dedicated, ultra-deep spectroscopic survey in the near infrared (NIR), that will target a mass-limited sample of galaxies during two of the most...
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    Cosmology and fundamental physics with the ELT-ANDES spectrograph
    State-of-the-art 19th century spectroscopy led to the discovery of quantum mechanics, and 20th century spectroscopy led to the confirmation of quantum...
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    Deglitching methods by the ISOPHOT Interactive Analysis (PIA)
    The ISOPHOT detectors were continuously exposed to high energy cosmic particles hits, resulting in an average hit rate frequency of an event per every 7 s. The...
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    Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy
    Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has had a major breakthrough with the impressive results obtained using systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes...
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    Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission
    In this White Paper, which was submitted in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) Voyage 2050 Call, we recommend the ESA plays a proactive role in...
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    EChO. Exoplanet characterisation observatory
    A dedicated mission to investigate exoplanetary atmospheres represents a major milestone in our quest to understand our place in the universe by placing our...
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    Ground-based tests of JEM-EUSO components at the Telescope Array site, "EUSO-TA"
    We are conducting tests of optical and electronics components of JEMEUSO at the Telescope Array site in Utah with a ground-based "EUSO-TA" detector. The tests...
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    JEM-EUSO observational technique and exposure
    Designed as the first mission to explore the ultra-high energy universe from space, JEM-EUSO observes the Earth's atmosphere at night to record the ultraviolet...