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• THE HINODE (SOLAR-B) MISSION: AN OVERVIEW
  Kosugi, T., Matsuzaki, K., Sakao, T., Shimizu, T., Sone, Y., Tachikawa, S., Hashimoto, T., Minesugi, K., Ohnishi, A., Yamada, T., Tsuneta, S., Hara, H., Ichimoto, K., Suematsu, Y., Shimojo, M., Watanabe, T., Davis, J.M., Hill, L.D., Owens, J.K., Title, A.M., Culhane, J.L., Harra, L., Doschek, G.A., and Golub, L.
  2007, Solar Physics, 243, pp. 3-17
• The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) for the Solar-B Mission
  Tsuneta, S., Suematsu, Y., Ichimoto, K., Shimizu, T., Otsubo, M., Nagata, S., Katsukawa, Y., Title, A., Tarbell, T., Shine, R., Rosenberg, B., Hoffmann, C., Jurcevich, B., Levay, M., Lites, B., Elmore, D., Matsushita, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mikami, I., Shimada, S., Hill, L., and Owens, J.
  2008, Solar Physics, in press.
• The Solar Optical Telescope of Solar-B: the Optical Telescope Assembly
  Suematsu, Y., Tsuneta, S., Ichimoto, K., Shimizu, T., Otsubo, M., Katsukawa, Y., Nakagiri, M., Noguchi, M., Tamura, T., Kato, Y., Hara, H., Mikami, I., Saito, H., Matsushita, T., Kawaguchi, N., Nakaoji, T., Nagae, K., Shimada, S., Takeyama, N., and Yamamuro, T.
  2008, Solar Physics, in press
• Polarization Calibration of the Solar Optical Telescope onboard Hinode
  Ichimoto, K., Lites, B., Elmore, D., Suematsu, Y., Tsuneta, S., Katsukawa, Y., Shimizu, T., Shine, R., Tarbell, T., Title, A., Kiyohara, J., Shinoda, K., Card, G., Lecinski, A., Streander, K., Nakagiri, M., Miyashita, M., Noguchi, M., Hoffmann, C., and Cruz, T.
  2008, Solar Physics, submitted.
• IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR HINODE (SOLAR-B) SOLAR OPTICAL TELESCOPE
  Shimizu, T., Nagata, S., Tsuneta, S., Tarbell, T., Edwards, C., Shine, R., Hoffmann, C., Thomas, E., Sour, S., Rehse, R., Ito, O., Kashiwagi, Y., Tabata, M., Kodeki, K., Nagase, M., Matsuzaki, K., Kobayashi, K., Ichimoto, K., and Suematsu, Y.
  2008, Solar Physics, in press.
• The X-ray Telescope (XRT) for the Hinode Mission
  Golub, L., DeLuca, E., Austin, G., Bookbinder, J., Caldwell, D., Cheimets, P., Cirtain,J., Cosmo, M., Reid, P., Sette, A., Weber, M., Sakao, T., Kano, R., Shibasaki, K., Hara, H., Tsuneta, S., Kumagai, K., Tamura, T., Shimojo, M., McCracken, J., Carpenter, J., Haight, H., Siler, R., Wright, E., Tucker, J., Rutledge, H., Barbera, M., Peres, G., and Varisco,S.
  2007, Solar Physics, 243 pp. 63-86
• The Hinode X-Ray Telescope (XRT): Camera Design, Perforance and Operations
  Kano, R., Sakao, T., Hara, H., Tsuneta, S., Matsuzaki, K., Kumagai, K., Shimojo, M., Minesugi, K., Shibasaki, K., DeLuca, E. E., Golub, L., Bookbinder,J., Caldwell, D., Cheimets, P., Cirtain, J., Dennis, E., Kent, T., Weber, M.
  2008, Solar Physics, in press.
• The EUV Imaging Spectrometer for Solar-B
  Culhane, J.L., Harra, L.K, James, A.M., Al-Janabi, K., Bradley, L.J., Chaudry, R.A., Rees, K., Tandy, J.A., Thomas, P., Whillock, M.C.R., Dosckek, G.A., Korendyke, C.M., Brown, C.M., Myers, S., Mariska, J., Seely, J., Lang, J., Kent, B.J., Shaughnessy, B.M., Young, P.R., Simnett, G.M., Castelli, S., Mahmoud, S., Mapson-Menard, H., Probyn, B.J., Thomas, R.J., Davila, J., Dere, K., Windt, D., Shea, J., Hagood, R., Moye, R., Hara, H., Watanabe, T., Matsuzaki, K., Kosugi, T., Hansteen, V., and Wikstol, Ø.
  2007, Solar Physics, 243, pp. 19-61
• K. Ichimoto and the Solar-B Team, "The Solar-B Mission" 2005, Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, in press.
• Korendyke et al. 2006, App. Opt., 45, No34, 8674; Optics and mechanisms for the Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer on the Solar-B satellite
• Lang et al. 2006, App. Opt., 45, No34, 8689; Laboratory calibration of the Extre me-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer for the Solar-B satellite
• Ichimoto, et al., "The Solar Optical Telescope onboard the Solar-B" 2004, SPIE, Vol.5487, 1142-1151
• Shimizu, et al., "Image stabilization system on SOLAR-B Solar Optical Telescope" 2004, SPIE, Vol.5487, 1189-1198
• Sakao, et al., "Focal Plane CCD Camera for the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) aboard SOLAR-B" 2004, SPIE, Vol.5487, 1199-1208
• Shimizu, et al., "Solar-B Solar Optical Telescope(SOT)", 2004, The Solar-B Mission and the Fore front of Solar Physics, ASP Conference Series Vol 325, 3-13
• Kano, et al., "Solar-B X-Ray Telescope(XRT)", 2004, The Solar-B Mission and the Fore front of Solar Physics, ASP Conference Series Vol 325, 15-25
• Hara, et al., "Solar-B EUV Imaging Spectrometer(EIS)", 2004, The Solar-B Mission and the Fore front of Solar Physics, ASP Conference Series Vol 325, 27-34
• Shimizu, T., ``Solar-B,'' 2002, Adv. Space Res., Vol.29(No.12), 2009S
• T. Sekii, H. Shibahashi, A.G. Kosovichev, T.L. Duvall, Jr., T.E. Berger, R. Bush, and P.H. Sherrer, 2001, "Local-Area Helioseismology by SOT On-board Solar-B," SoHO10/GONG 2000 Workshop: Helio- and Asteroseismology at the Dawn of the Millennium, eds. P. Palle and A. Wilson (ESA Publication division, Noordwijk)
• Y. Suematsu, et al. 1999, "Scientific Objectives and Design Concepts of the Optical Telescope and its Observing Instruments aboard Solar-B," High Resolution Solar Physics: Theory, Observations, and Techniques, ASP Conference Series #183. Eds. T. R. Rimmele, K. S. Balasubramaniam, and R. R. Radick. ISBN: 1-58381-009-9 (1999), p.198
• T. Shimizu, et al. 1999, "Solar-B (The Next Japanese Solar Mission)," Proceedings of the Nobeyama Symposium, Eds.: T. S. Bastian, N. Gopalswamy and K. Shibasaki, NRO Report No. 479., p.459-469
• T. Shimizu, 1998, "Scientific Objectives of the Solar-B Mission," in A Crossroads for European Solar and Heliospheric Physics, eds., E.R.Priest, F.Moreno-Insertis, and R.A.Harris, ESA SP-417, p.169-178.
• T. Watanabe, H. Hara, T. Harada, "Spectroscopic Observations in Solar-B," Proceedings of the Eleventh Colloquium on UV and X-ray ... held on May 29-June 2, 1995, Nagoya, Japan. Edited by K. Yamashita and T. Watanabe. Tokyo : Universal Academy Press, 1996. (Frontiers science series ; no. 15)., p.219
• T. Ozaki, C. Ikeda, M. Isoda, S. Tsuneta, "New high-thermal-conductivity composite material for high-precision space optics", 1996, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2804, p22

Publications list at MSSL (EIS team)

Presentations

• J. Davis, 2000, "The Solar-B Mission," American Astronomical Society, SPD meeting #32, #16.02
• E. DeLuca, L. Golub, J. Bookbinder, et al. 2000, "The X-Ray Telescope on Solar B," American Astronomical Society, SPD meeting #32, #02.93
• E. Berger, A. Title, T. Tarbell, et al. 2000, "The Solar-B Focal Plane Package," American Astronomical Society, SPD meeting #32, #02.92
• M. Levay, T. Berger, W. Rosenberg, et al. 1999, "The Solar-B Solar Optical Telescope Focal Plane Package," American Astronomical Society Meeting 194, #76.10