National Institutes of Natural Science (NINS)
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Solar Science Observatory
Outcomes
Various innovations and new technologies were applied in the development of SUNRISE-3/SCIP. For details on these developments, please refer to the papers available below.
Publications
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Sunrise chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: thermal-vacuum test of the SCIP optical unit
- Authors
- Katsukawa, Y., Hara, H.; Kubo, M., Kawabata, Y., Oba, T., et al.
- Journal name
- Proc. of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- 12184, id. 121842B 8 pp.
- Publication year
- 2022
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The SUNRISE UV Spectropolarimeter and imager for SUNRISE III
- Authors
- Feller, Alex, Gandorfer, Achim, Iglesias, Francisco A. et al.
- Journal name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- 11447, id. 11447AK
- Publication year
- 2020
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SUNRISE III: The Wavefront Correction System
- Authors
- Berkefeld, Thomas,Bell, Alexander, Volkmer, Reiner, et al.
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 301,57
- Publication year
- 2026
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The Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared Spectro-Polarimeter SCIP: An Instrument for SUNRISE III
- Authors
- Katsukawa, Y., del Toro Iniesta, J. C., Solanki, S. K. et al.
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 301, 99
- Publication year
- 2026
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Jitter sensing and reconstruction from temporal series of solar images: Applications to TuMag
- Authors
- Bailén, F. J., Orozco Suárez, D., Siu-Tapia, A. L. et al.
- Journal name
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Volume, ID
- 708, A85
- Publication year
- 2026
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Study of the polarization produced by the Zeeman effect in the solar Mg I b lines
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Uitenbroek, H., Carlsson, M. et al.
- Journal name
- MNRAS
- Volume, ID
- 481,5675
- Publication year
- 2018
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SUNRISE-3大気球太陽観測実験: 高精度赤外線偏光分光装置に搭載する偏光変調ユニットの開発
- Authors
- Kubo, M., Shimizu, T., Katsukawa, Y., Kawabata, Y. et al.
- Journal name
- JAXA-RR
- Volume, ID
- 20-009,83
- Publication year
- 2021
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SUNRISE-3 大気球太陽観測実験: 偏光分光観測装置用スキャンミラー機構の開発
- Authors
- Oba, T., Shimizu, T., Katsukawa, Y. et al.
- Journal name
- JAXA-RR
- Volume, ID
- 20-009,69
- Publication year
- 2021
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Diagnostic capabilities of spectropolarimetric observations for understanding solar phenomena. I. Zeeman-sensitive photospheric lines
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Barklem, P. S., Gafeira, R. et al.
- Journal name
- MNRAS,A&A
- Volume, ID
- 652,A161
- Publication year
- 2021
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DeSIRe: Departure coefficient aided Stokes Inversion based on Response functions
- Authors
- Ruiz Cobo, B., Quintero Noda, C., Gafeira, R. et al.
- Journal name
- A&A
- Volume, ID
- 660,A37
- Publication year
- 2022
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Polarimetric calibration of the Sunrise UV Spectropolarimeter and Imager
- Authors
- Iglesias, F. A., Feller, A., Gandorfer, A., et al.
- Journal name
- Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía
- Volume, ID
- 63,305
- Publication year
- 2022
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Development of Fast and Precise Scan Mirror Mechanism for an Airborne Solar Telescope
- Authors
- Oba, Takayoshi, Shimizu, Toshifumi, Katsukawa, et al.
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 297,114
- Publication year
- 2022
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Polarimetric calibration of a spectropolarimeter instrument with high precision: Sunrise chromospheric infrared spectropolarimeter (SCIP) for the sunrise iii balloon telescope
- Authors
- Kawabata, Y., Katsukawa, Y., Kubo, M., et al.
- Journal name
- Applied Optics
- Volume, ID
- 61,9716
- Publication year
- 2022
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SUNRISE III気球望遠鏡搭載近赤外線偏光分光装置SCIPの光学構造解析
- Authors
- Uraguchi, F., Katsukawa, Y., Hara, H., et al.
- Journal name
- JAXA-RR
- Volume, ID
- 22-008 51
- Publication year
- 2023
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SPGCam: A specifically tailored camera for solar observations
- Authors
- Orozco Suárez, David, Álvarez García, Daniel, López Jiménez, Antonio C. et al
- Journal name
- Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
- Volume, ID
- 10,1167540 (2023)
- Publication year
- 2023
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High-speed data processing onboard sunrise chromospheric infrared spectropolarimeter for the SUNRISE III balloon telescope
- Authors
- Kubo, Masahito, Katsukawa, Yukio, Hernández Expósito, David et al.
- Journal name
- JATIS
- Volume, ID
- 9,034003
- Publication year
- 2023
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Synthesis of infrared Stokes spectra in an evolving solar chromospheric jet
- Authors
- Matsumoto, T., Kawabata, Y., Katsukawa, Y., Iijima, H., Quintero Noda, C.
- Journal name
- MNRAS
- Volume, ID
- 523,974-981
- Publication year
- 2023
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Efficient transient correlation of thermal lumped network models to reference data
- Authors
- Piqueras, Javier, Torralbo, Ignacio, Pérez-Grande, Isabel, Katsukawa, Yukio
- Journal name
- Acta Astronautica
- Volume, ID
- 210,33
- Publication year
- 2023
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Multiline Stokes Synthesis of Ellerman Bombs: Obtaining Seamless Information from Photosphere to Chromosphere
- Authors
- Kawabata, Yusuke, Quintero Noda, Carlos, Katsukawa, Yukio, Kubo, Masahito, Matsumoto, Takuma, Oba, Takayoshi
- Journal name
- ApJ
- Volume, ID
- 960,26
- Publication year
- 2024
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Thermal design and modeling of the SCIP instrument for the Sunrise III mission
- Authors
- Piqueras, J., Katsukawa, Y., Gonzalez-Barcena, D. et al.
- Journal name
- JAXA-RR
- Volume, ID
- 24-006,99
- Publication year
- 2025
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The SUNRISE Ultraviolet Spectro-polarimeter and Imager: Standalone Polarimetric Calibration
- Authors
- Iglesias, F. A. , Feller, A. , Gandorfer, A. et al.
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 300,58
- Publication year
- 2025
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The Sunrise Ultraviolet Spectropolarimeter and Imager: Instrument Description
- Authors
- Feller, Alex, Gandorfer, Achim, Iglesias, Francisco A. et al.
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 300,65
- Publication year
- 2025
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SUNRISE III: Overview of Observatory and Instruments
- Authors
- Korpi-Lagg, Andreas, Gandorfer, Achim , Solanki, Sami K. et al
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 300,75
- Publication year
- 2025
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The Gondola for the SUNRISE III Balloon-Borne Solar Observatory
- Authors
- Bernasconi, Pietro, Carpenter, Michael, Eaton, Harry et al
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 300,112
- Publication year
- 2025
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TuMag: The Tunable Magnetograph for the SUNRISE III Mission
- Authors
- del Toro Iniesta, J. C., Orozco Suárez, D., Álvarez-Herrero, A. et al.
- Journal name
- Solar Physics
- Volume, ID
- 300,148
- Publication year
- 2025
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared SpectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for sunrise III: system design and capability
- Authors
- Katsukawa, Y., del Toro Iniesta, J. C., Solanki, S. K., et al.
- Journal name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- 11447, 114470Y
- Publication year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: optical design and performance
- Authors
- Tsuzuki, Toshihiro, Katsukawa, Yukio, Uraguchi, Fumihiro et al.
- Journal name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- 11447, 11447AJ
- Publication year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: opto-mechanical analysis and design
- Authors
- Uraguchi, Fumihiro, Tsuzuki, Toshihiro, Katsukawa, Yukio et al.
- Journal name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- 11447, 11447AB
- Publication year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: polarization modulation unit
- Authors
- Kubo, Masahito, Shimizu, Toshifumi, Katsukawa, Yukio et al.
- Journal name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- 11447, 11447A3
- Publication year
- 2020
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SUNRISE Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: Scan mirror mechanism
- Authors
- Oba, Takayoshi, Shimizu, Toshifumi, Katsukawa, Yukio, Kubo et al.
- Journal name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Volume, ID
- Volume 11445, 114454F
- Publication year
- 2020
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Chromospheric polarimetry through multiline observations of the 850-nm spectral region
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Shimizu, T., Katsukawa, Y. et al.
- Journal name
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume, ID
- 464, 4, p.4534-4543
- Publication year
- 2017
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Solar polarimetry through the K I lines at 770 nm
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Uitenbroek, H., Katsukawa, Y. et al
- Journal name
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume, ID
- 470, 2, p.1453-1461
- Publication year
- 2017
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Solar polarimetry in the K I D2 line : A novel possibility for a stratospheric balloon
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Villanueva, G. L., Katsukawa, Y. et al
- Journal name
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Volume, ID
- 610, A79, 8 pp.
- Publication year
- 2018
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Chromospheric polarimetry through multiline observations of the 850-nm spectral region - II. A magnetic flux tube scenario
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Kato, Y., Katsukawa, Y., Oba, T. et al.
- Journal name
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume, ID
- 472, 1, p.727-737
- Publication year
- 2017
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Chromospheric polarimetry through multiline observations of the 850 nm spectral region III: Chromospheric jets driven by twisted magnetic fields
- Authors
- Quintero Noda, C., Iijima, H., Katsukawa, Y. Shimizu, T. et al.
- Journal name
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume, ID
- 486, 3, p.4203-4215
- Publication year
- 2019
Conference presentation
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SUNRISE Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: Scan mirror mechanism
- Authors
- Oba, T., Shimizu, T., Katsukawa, Y., Kubo, M., Uraguchi, F., Tsuzuki, T., Tamura, T., Shinoda, K., Kodeki, K., Fukushima, K., Gandorfer, A., del Toro Iniesta, J. C.
- Conference Name
- Proc. SPIE
- Year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared SpectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for sunrise III: system design and capability
- Authors
- Katsukawa, Y., del Toro Iniesta, J. C., Solanki, S. K. , Kubo, M., Hara, H., Shimizu, T., Oba, T., Kawabata, Y., Tsuzuki, T., Uraguchi, F., Nodomi, Y., Shinoda, K., Tamura, T., Suematsu, Y., Ishikawa, R., Kano, R., Matsumoto, T., Ichimoto, K., Nagata, S., Quintero Noda, C., Anan, T., Orozco Suárez, D., Balaguer Jiménez, M., López Jiménez, A. C., Cobos Carrascosa, J. P., Feller, A., Riethmueller, T., Gandorfer, A., Lagg, A.
- Conference Name
- Proc. SPIE
- Year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: polarization modulation unit
- Authors
- Kubo, M., Shimizu, T., Katsukawa, Y., Kawabata, Y., Anan, T., Ichimoto, K., Shinoda, K., Tamura, T., Nodomi, Y., Nakayama, S., Yamada, T., Tajima, T., Nakata, S., Nakajima, Y., Okutani, K., Feller, A., del Toro Iniesta, J. C.
- Conference Name
- Proc. SPIE
- Year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: opto-mechanical analysis and design
- Authors
- Uraguchi, F., Tsuzuki, T., Katsukawa, Y., Hara, H., Iwamura, S., Kubo, M., Nodomi, Y. Suematsu, Y., Kawabata, Y., Shimizu, T., Gandorfer, A., del Toro Iniesta, J. C.
- Conference Name
- Proc. SPIE
- Year
- 2020
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Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: optical design and performance
- Authors
- Tsuzuki, T., Katsukawa, Y., Uraguchi, F., Hara, H., Kubo, M., Nodomi, Y., Suematsu, Y., Kawabata, Y., Shimizu, T., Gandorfer, A., Feller, A., Grauf, B., Solanki, S., del Toro Iniesta, J. C.
- Conference Name
- Proc. SPIE
- Year
- 2020
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The SUNRISE UV Spectropolarimeter and imager for SUNRISE III
- Authors
- Feller, A., Gandorfer, A, Iglesias, F. A., Lagg, A, Riethmüller, T. L., Solanki, S. K., Katsukawa, Y., Kubo, M.
- Conference Name
- Proc. SPIE
- Year
- 2020
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Sunrise chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III: thermal-vacuum test of the SCIP optical unit
- Authors
- Katsukawa, Y., Hara, H., Kubo, M., Kawabata, Y., Oba, T., Piqueras Carreño, J., Pérez Grande, I., Shinoda, K., Tamura, T., Uraguchi, F., Tsuzuki, T., Y. Nodomi, T. Shimizu, López Jiménez, A. C., Balaguer Jiménez, M., Álvarez García, D
- Conference Name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Year
- 2022
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Optical alignment and performance evaluation of the Sunrise Chromospheric Infrared spectroPolarimeter (SCIP) for SUNRISE III
- Authors
- Kawabata, Y., Katsukawa, Y., Tsuzuki, T., Uraguchi, F., Mitsui, K., Shinoda, K., Tamura, T., Nodomi, Y., Hara, H., Kubo, M.
- Conference Name
- Proceedings of the SPIE
- Year
- 2022
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国際共同大気球太陽観測実験SUNRISE-3: 近赤外線偏光分光装置(SCIP)の焦点面装置組込後におけるスキャン機構の性能評価試験
- Authors
- 大場崇義, 清水敏文, 勝川行雄, 久保雅仁, 川畑佑典, Gandorfer Achim, Feller Alex, Ibáñez Mengual José Miguel, Sánchez Gómez Antonio, 田村友範, 篠田一也, 納富良文, 浦口史寛, 都築俊宏, 原 弘久
- Conference Name
- 宇宙科学シンポジウム
- Year
- 2022
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国際大気球太陽観測実験SUNRISE-3：近赤外線偏光分光装置SCIPの偏光試験
- Authors
- 川畑佑典, 勝川行雄, 久保雅仁, 一本潔, 阿南徹, 篠田一也
- Conference Name
- 宇宙科学シンポジウム
- Year
- 2022
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SUNRISE-3大気球太陽観測実験: 近赤外線偏光分光装置SCIP
- Authors
- 勝川行雄, J. C. del Toro Iniesta, S. Solanki, 久保雅仁, 原弘久, 清水敏文, 大場崇義, 川畑佑典, 浦口史寛, 都築俊宏, 篠田一也, 納富良文, 田村友範, 松本琢磨, 末松芳法, 石川遼子, 鹿野良平, C. Quintero Noda, 永田伸一, 一本潔
- Conference Name
- 宇宙科学シンポジウム
- Year
- 2022