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Narrow Field Imager (NFI)

ResourceID
spase://NASA/Instrument/PUNCH/NFI

Description

Narrow Field Imager (NFI) is a compact externally occulted coronagraph with a similar field of view to SOHO/LASCO-C3: from 6 to 32 solar radii on the sky. The external occulter blocks direct sunlight from entering the main optical aperture, which views the corona and starfield around the Sun using a compound lens system. Polarization is resolved using a polarizing filter wheel (PFW) assembly, and the image is digitized using a CCD camera assembly (CCA) with a 2kx2k active detector area. The PFW and CCA designs are common to both instruments.

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SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
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Version:2.7.1

Instrument

ResourceID
spase://NASA/Instrument/PUNCH/NFI
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
Instrument
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Narrow Field Imager (NFI)
ReleaseDate
2026-02-02 13:11:23Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-01-09 00:08:46
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-02-02 13:11:23Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Updated to 2.7.1. Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. ZCB
Description

Narrow Field Imager (NFI) is a compact externally occulted coronagraph with a similar field of view to SOHO/LASCO-C3: from 6 to 32 solar radii on the sky. The external occulter blocks direct sunlight from entering the main optical aperture, which views the corona and starfield around the Sun using a compound lens system. Polarization is resolved using a polarizing filter wheel (PFW) assembly, and the image is digitized using a CCD camera assembly (CCA) with a 2kx2k active detector area. The PFW and CCA designs are common to both instruments.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Craig.E.DeForest
InformationURL
Name
The PUNCH Website
URL
InstrumentType
Coronograph
InvestigationName
NFI
ObservatoryID