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Solar Hard X-ray Polarimeter (SHARP)

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/PADRE/SHARP

Description

SHARP, the Solar Hard X-ray Polarimeter, is one of the scientific instruments on the PADRE mission. It is a photon-counting hard X-ray polarimeter designed to measure the polarization of non-thermal X-rays emitted during the impulsive phase of solar flares. SHARP measures the azimuthal distribution of scattered hard X-rays to determine the degree of X-ray polarization, with a design Minimum Detectable Polarization of 5% at a 99% confidence level. The instrument has an energy range of approximately 5 keV to 150 keV and an average energy resolution of approximately 8 keV at 59.5 keV. It time-tags individual photons with a time resolution better than 1 ms. Its field of view is about 6 degrees, but it does not provide spatial resolution.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/PADRE/SHARP
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Solar Hard X-ray Polarimeter (SHARP)
AlternateName
PADRE/SHARP
AlternateName
SHARP
ReleaseDate
2026-05-30 00:08:46
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-06-01 00:08:46
Note
Updated the description. SY
Description

SHARP, the Solar Hard X-ray Polarimeter, is one of the scientific instruments on the PADRE mission. It is a photon-counting hard X-ray polarimeter designed to measure the polarization of non-thermal X-rays emitted during the impulsive phase of solar flares. SHARP measures the azimuthal distribution of scattered hard X-rays to determine the degree of X-ray polarization, with a design Minimum Detectable Polarization of 5% at a 99% confidence level. The instrument has an energy range of approximately 5 keV to 150 keV and an average energy resolution of approximately 8 keV at 59.5 keV. It time-tags individual photons with a time resolution better than 1 ms. Its field of view is about 6 degrees, but it does not provide spatial resolution.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Pascal.Saint-Hilaire
InformationURL
Name
PADRE Instrument Web Page
URL
Description

PADRE instrument overview page describing SHARP and MeDDEA.

InstrumentType
Photopolarimeter
InstrumentType
SolidStateDetector
InvestigationName
Solar Hard X-ray Polarimeter (SHARP) on PADRE
OperatingSpan
StartDate
2025-06-23 00:00:00
Note
StartDate is the PADRE launch date.
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