The Solar Orbiter SPICE instrument -- An extreme UV imaging spectrometer
M. Anderson
(1)
,
T. Appourchaux
(2)
,
F. Auchère
(2)
,
R. Aznar Cuadrado
(3)
,
J. Barbay
(2)
,
F. Baudin
(2)
,
S. Beardsley
(1)
,
K. Bocchialini
(2)
,
B. Borgo
(2)
,
D. Bruzzi
(1)
,
Eric Buchlin
(2)
,
G. Burton
(1)
,
V. Blüchel
(4)
,
M. Caldwell
(1)
,
S. Caminade
(2)
,
M. Carlsson
(5)
,
W. Curdt
(3)
,
J. Davenne
(1)
,
J. Davila
(6)
,
C. E. Deforest
(7)
,
G. del Zanna
(8)
,
D. Drummond
(1)
,
J. Dubau
(2)
,
C. Dumesnil
(2)
,
G. Dunn
(7)
,
P. Eccleston
(1)
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A. Fludra
(1)
,
T. Fredvik
(5)
,
Aurélie Gabriel
(2)
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A. Giunta
(1)
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A. Gottwald
(9)
,
D. Griffin
(1)
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T. Grundy
(1)
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S. Guest
(1)
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M. Gyo
(4)
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M. Haberreiter
(4)
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V. Hansteen
(5)
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R. Harrison
(1)
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D. M. Hassler
(7)
,
S. V. H. Haugan
(5)
,
C. Howe
(10)
,
M. Janvier
(2)
,
R. Klein
(9)
,
S. Koller
(4)
,
T. A. Kucera
(6)
,
D. Kouliche
(2)
,
E. Marsch
(3)
,
A. Marshall
(1)
,
G. Marshall
(1)
,
S. A. Matthews
(11)
,
C. Mcquirk
(1)
,
S. Meining
(3)
,
Claude Mercier
(2)
,
N. Morris
(1)
,
T. Morse
(1)
,
G. Munro
(12)
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S. Parenti
(2)
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C. Pastor-Santos
(1)
,
H. Peter
(3)
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D. Pfiffner
(4)
,
P. Phelan
(13)
,
A. Philippon
(2)
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A. Richards
(1)
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K. Rogers
(1)
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C. Sawyer
(1)
,
P. Schlatter
(4)
,
W. Schmutz
(4)
,
U. Schühle
(3)
,
B. Shaughnessy
(1)
,
S. Sidher
(1)
,
S. K. Solanki
(14, 3)
,
R. Speight
(1)
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M. Spescha
(4)
,
N. Szwec
(2)
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C. Tamiatto
(2)
,
L. Teriaca
(3)
,
W. Thompson
(15)
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I. Tosh
(1)
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S. Tustain
(1)
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J. -C. Vial
(2)
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B. Walls
(13)
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N. Waltham
(1)
,
R. Wimmer-Schweingruber
(16)
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S. Woodward
(1)
,
P. Young
(6, 17)
,
A. de Groof
(18)
,
A. Pacros
(19)
,
D. Williams
(18)
,
D. Muller
(19)
1
RAL Space -
Space Science and Technology Department [Didcot]
2 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
3 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
4 PMOD/WRC - Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation Center
5 UiO - University of Oslo
6 GSFC - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
7 SwRI - Southwest Research Institute [Boulder]
8 DAMTP - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
9 PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [Berlin]
10 RAL - STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
11 MSSL - Mullard Space Science Laboratory
12 ESR - ESR Technology Ltd
13 SwRI - Southwest Research Institute [San Antonio]
14 School of Space Research
15 ADNET Systems, Inc.
16 IEAP - Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik [Kiel]
17 Newcastle University [Newcastle]
18 ESAC - European Space Astronomy Centre
19 ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre
2 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
3 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
4 PMOD/WRC - Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation Center
5 UiO - University of Oslo
6 GSFC - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
7 SwRI - Southwest Research Institute [Boulder]
8 DAMTP - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
9 PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [Berlin]
10 RAL - STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
11 MSSL - Mullard Space Science Laboratory
12 ESR - ESR Technology Ltd
13 SwRI - Southwest Research Institute [San Antonio]
14 School of Space Research
15 ADNET Systems, Inc.
16 IEAP - Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik [Kiel]
17 Newcastle University [Newcastle]
18 ESAC - European Space Astronomy Centre
19 ESTEC - European Space Research and Technology Centre
F. Auchère
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Eric Buchlin
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G. del Zanna
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D. Williams
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Résumé
The Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment (SPICE) instrument is a high-resolution imaging spectrometer operating at extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths. In this paper, we present the concept, design, and pre-launch performance of this facility instrument on the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter mission. The goal of this paper is to give prospective users a better understanding of the possible types of observations, the data acquisition, and the sources that contribute to the instrument's signal. The paper discusses the science objectives, with a focus on the SPICE-specific aspects, before presenting the instrument's design, including optical, mechanical, thermal, and electronics aspects. This is followed by a characterisation and calibration of the instrument's performance. The paper concludes with descriptions of the operations concept and data processing. The performance measurements of the various instrument parameters meet the requirements derived from the mission's science objectives. The SPICE instrument is ready to perform measurements that will provide vital contributions to the scientific success of the Solar Orbiter mission.