Additional Resources
SOT Online Portals
SOT Data Repositories
- DARTS serves SOT Level 0 (hosted by JAXA/ISAS in Japan)
- VSO serves SOT Level 0 (hosted by NASA/GSFC in the US)
- SDAC serves SOT Level 0 and SOT-SP Levels 1 and 2 (hosted by NASA/GSFC in the US)
- Hinode Science Data Centre Europe serves SOT Level 0 (hosted by the University of Oslo in Norway)
- LMSAL data portal serves SOT Levels 0, 1, and 2, and contains thumbnail galleries and SSW instructions (hosted by LMSAL in the US)
- CSAC serves SOT-SP Levels 1 and 2 (hosted by NCAR/HAO in the US)
SOT Instrument Papers
- Kosugi et al. (2007): Hinode spacecraft and mission paper
- Tsuneta et al. (2008): SOT instrument overview
- Suematsu et al. (2008): SOT telescope assembly paper
- Ichimoto et al. (2008): SOT polarimeter calibration paper
- Shimizu et al. (2008): SOT "correlation tracker" image stabilization system paper
- Lites et al. (2013): SOT-SP instrument paper
- Lites & Ichimoto (2013): SOT-SP calibration paper
Acknowledging Hinode
When Hinode data are used for publication, please acknowledge the Hinode mission using either the following brief statement
Hinode is a Japanese mission developed and launched by JAXA/ISAS, with NAOJ as domestic partner and NASA and STFC (UK) as international partners. It is operated by these agencies in co-operation with ESA and NSC (Norway).
or the more detailed version
Hinode is a Japanese mission developed and launched by JAXA/ISAS, collaborating with NAOJ as a domestic partner, NASA and STFC (UK) as international partners. Scientific operation of the Hinode mission is conducted by the Hinode science team organized at JAXA/ISAS. This team mainly consists of scientists from institutes in the partner countries. Support for the post-launch operation is provided by JAXA and NAOJ (Japan), STFC (UK), NASA (USA), ESA, and NSC (Norway).