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- Source: NASA GOES Project, http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/instruments/sxi.html ]
The Solar X-Ray Imager (SXI) is essentially a small telescope that is used to monitor solar conditions and activity. Every minute the SXI captures an image of the sun's atmosphere in X-rays, providing space weather forecasters with the necessary information in order to determine when to issue forecasts and alerts of conditions that may harm space and ground systems.
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: SXI
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments
Instrument_Class: X-Ray/Gamma Ray Detectors
Short_Name: SXI
Long_Name: SOLAR X-RAY IMAGER
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: GOES-14
Short_Name: GOES-13
Short_Name: GOES-12
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Group: Spectral_Frequency_Information
Wavelength_Keyword: X-Ray
Spectral_Frequency_Coverage_Range: 6 to 20 Ĝn End_Group
Online_Resource: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/instruments/sxi.html
Online_Resource: http://sxi.ngdc.noaa.gov/
Online_Resource: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/GOES/goes_o.htm
Sample_Image: http://goespoes.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/instruments/images/sxi_small.jpg
Creation_Date: 2009-02-26
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
Instrument_Owner: USA/NOAA
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