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Critical Science Plan for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST)

NSO, DKIST project, and DKIST instrument scientists, The DKIST Science Working Group, The DKIST Critical Science Plan Community

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    Abstract

    The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) will revolutionize our ability to measure, understand, and model the basic physical processes that control the structure and dynamics of the Sun and its atmosphere. The first-light DKIST images, released publicly on 29 January 2020, only hint at the extraordinary capabilities that will accompany full commissioning of the five facility instruments. With this Critical Science Plan (CSP) we attempt to anticipate some of what those capabilities will enable, providing a snapshot of some of the scientific pursuits that the DKIST hopes to engage as start-of-operations nears. The work builds on the combined contributions of the DKIST Science Working Group (SWG) and CSP Community members, who generously shared their experiences, plans, knowledge, and dreams. Discussion is primarily focused on those issues to which DKIST will uniquely contribute.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number70
    Pages (from-to)1-88
    Number of pages88
    JournalSolar Physics
    Volume296
    Issue number4
    Early online date19 Apr 2021
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021

    Keywords

    • Chromosphere
    • Corona
    • Solar photosphere

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