diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst index f06c6145..999d6ed5 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started.rst +++ b/docs/getting_started.rst @@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ The `Level 1 Data`_ section contains an extensive archive of all Level 1 XRT dat Additionally, for users interested in synoptic images, `Level 2 Synoptics`_ data is available, which consists of composite images from the twice-daily synoptic program. These images have been processed and are available in the archive. For more detailed information about our XRT data products, please visit the `XRT data products`_ site, where you can find comprehensive data resources and references. - .. _Level 1 Data: https://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/level1/ .. _Level 2 Synoptics: https://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/data_products/Level2_Synoptics/ .. _XRT data products: https://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/data_products/index.php .. _xrt_prep: https://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/resources/documents/XAG/XAG.pdf - X-Ray Filter Channel ********************* -The XRT controls filter imaging using two sequentially positioned filter wheels. Refer to Section 3 in the `X-Ray Telescope Instrument Guide` -in the `SolarSoft XRT Analysis Guide`_ for more information about the XRT filters. The existing filters are structured as so: + +The XRT controls filter imaging using two sequentially positioned filter wheels, as shown in the diagram below. Each wheel houses a variety of filters. By rotating these wheels, scientists can select different filters to study the sun in multiple wavelengths, thereby enhancing the resolution and quality of solar images. +Refer to Section 3 in the `X-Ray Telescope Instrument Guide` in the `SolarSoft XRT Analysis Guide`_ for more information about the XRT filters. +The existing filters are structured as follows: #. Filter Configuration #. Filter position @@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ in the `SolarSoft XRT Analysis Guide`_ for more information about the XRT filter that selects the titanium-on-polyimide filter, then the string would be ``'Ti-poly'``. The process is the same for all XRT filter channels. +.. image:: images/XRT_filter_wheels_Sun_View_Diagram.png + :alt: Diagram of the XRT Filter Wheels + :align: center + :scale: 25% .. _CHIANTI: https://www.chiantidatabase.org/chianti_database_history.html .. _SolarSoft XRT Analysis Guide: https://xrt.cfa.harvard.edu/resources/documents/XAG/XAG.pdf diff --git a/docs/images/XRT_filter_wheels_Sun_View_Diagram.png b/docs/images/XRT_filter_wheels_Sun_View_Diagram.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bb1b7224 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/images/XRT_filter_wheels_Sun_View_Diagram.png differ