Paper 13093-285
Paper 13093-285
The solar x-Ray MOONitor (SXRM) a lunar-based sun activity monitor
On demand | Presented live 19 June 2024 
Abstract
The Solar X-Rays MOONitor is a project aimed at demonstrating the feasibility and the technological maturity of a lunar-based space weather monitor relying on a commercially available sensor. The results of a test campaign performed in favor of an analogous instrument (SolarX) demonstrated an energy resolution suitable to assess the solar corona plasma temperatures and energies.
Next activities are oriented to realize a Digital Pulse Processor readout electronics implemented in such a way that, in the future, it can be built with space-qualified components. The system shall be able to manage flux variations of several orders of magnitude to deal with the extreme Sun conditions: from quiet to the most energetic class-X flares. Beside this, an activity to identify which are the possible signatures of solar events is on-going.
This paper reports the current and the planned activities to implement the sensor’s readout functions in an FPGA-based space-ready electronics.
Next activities are oriented to realize a Digital Pulse Processor readout electronics implemented in such a way that, in the future, it can be built with space-qualified components. The system shall be able to manage flux variations of several orders of magnitude to deal with the extreme Sun conditions: from quiet to the most energetic class-X flares. Beside this, an activity to identify which are the possible signatures of solar events is on-going.
This paper reports the current and the planned activities to implement the sensor’s readout functions in an FPGA-based space-ready electronics.
Presenter
Vladimiro Noce
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Italy)
Vladimiro Noce is a technologist working for the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) at the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (Florence, Italy).
He is a member of the team working on ARIEL, an ESA mission whose launch is planned in 2029, dedicated to the spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets’ atmospheres, with the roles of System Engineer and Electrical Engineer.
His research interests concern the electronic instrumentation for ground and space-based Astrophysics. He has developed detector readout electronics from visible to X-rays and has optimized electrical systems on board large scientific payloads as well as cubesats and harsh terrestrial environments (Antarctica).