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Norwegian Participation in the Hinode satellite

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The Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics (ITA) at the University of Oslo has since the summer 2000 participated in the development and construction of the major international solar experiment the Japanese Hinode (formally known as Solar B) satellite. In this proposal we argue that Norway uphold its commitments to the Hinode collaboration in the important scientific harvesting phase that was begun with the aquisition of the first scientific data in November 2006. The primary goal of the Hinode mission is to advance the understanding of the origin of the outer solar atmosphere, and in particular the coupling between the fine magnetic structure in the photosphere and the dynamic processes occurring in the corona. The subject area is central to our exper tize and scientific activities over a number of years. Norwegian participation in Hinode is furthermore essential in order to develop our scientific and operational competence in space solar physics. ITA has during the last 15 - 20 years expended consider able effort in exploring dynamical phenomena in the outer solar atmosphere and their connection with processes in the layers below. Activities in solar physics at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics include both theory and modelling, and observation al activities such as data analysis and participation in instrumentation. The institutes' observational effort has a long heritage through participation in a number of projects including the European Space Agency (ESA)/ National Aeorospace and Space Ad ministranion (NASA) ``Solar and Heliospheric Observatory'' (SOHO), and in the last few years with Hinode itself. This proposal is a follow up on the observational heritage and expertize aquired at ITA during the last decades both in analysis software des ign, scientific operation support and in data analysis, it is also a continuation of the NFR project 170926 ``Norwegian Participation in the Solar B Satellite'' that was active during 2006 -- 2008.

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