Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:14pm on 07 Nov 2023,Tuesday Science
ISRO's Aditya-L1 mission made a significant breakthrough in solar research by successfully recording the impulsive phase of solar flares. During its first observation period on October 29, 2023, the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) on board Aditya-L1 recorded the impulsive phase of solar flares. The captured data is consistent with NOAA satellite measurements. This marks progress for India in studying explosive energy release during solar flares. Commissioned on October 27, 2023, HEL1OS, developed by the Space Astronomy Group of the U. R. Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bengaluru is currently undergoing fine-tuning of thresholds and calibration operations. The instrument is set to monitor the Sun's high-energy X-ray activity with fast timing and high-resolution spectra. HEL1OS data enables researchers to study explosive energy release and electron acceleration during impulsive phases of solar flares.
