Solar Submillimeter Telescope next generation

TL;DR

The paper discusses the design and scientific goals of the next-generation Solar Submillimeter Telescope (SSTng), aiming to enhance solar and non-solar observations to better understand particle acceleration and emission mechanisms.

Contribution

It introduces the design and expanded scientific objectives of the SSTng, a successor to the longstanding SST, including new capabilities for non-solar source observations.

Findings

SST has provided valuable solar data since 2001.

SSTng aims to broaden observational scope beyond solar phenomena.

The new instrument will address questions on particle acceleration and emission mechanisms.

Abstract

The Solar Submillimeter Telescope (SST) is an unique instrument that has been observing the Sun daily since 2001 bringing a wealth of information and raising new questions about the particle acceleration and transport, and emission mechanisms during flares. We are now designing its successor, the SSTng, that will expand the scientific goals of the instrument, including non-solar source observations.