XRTpy: A Hinode-X-Ray Telescope Python Package
The XRTpy Python package is a specialized tool developed for the analysis of observations made by the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) (Golub et al., 2007) aboard the Hinode spacecraft (Kosugi et al., 2007).Hinode is a joint mission involving space agencies from Japan, the United States, and Europe, launched with the primary aim of providing multi-wavelength data from the photosphere to the upper corona, enabling continuous observations of the Sun.Within this mission, the XRT instrument stands out as a remarkable piece of technology, capable of capturing high-resolution images of the solar corona's hottest material, diagnosing coronal temperatures from less than 1 MK to more than 10 MK.
Authors
- Will Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9642-6089)
- Jonathan D. Slavin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-6935)
- Katharine K. Reeves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-6832)
- Nicholas A. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6628-8033)
- Mark Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7098-7064)
- Joy Velasquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4804-0946)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Open Source Software
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.06396
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.66
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Smithsonian Institution
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- George Mason University
- National Science Council
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency