The ASPIICS instrument follows an open data policy which means that you can freely use the data. Nevertheless we list here a few recommendations on good practices.
- A reference to the ASPIICS instrument paper must be mentioned, as well as an explicit mention of the versions of the used data and calibration software.
- Publications using the ASPIICS data must include the following acknowledgement: “The ASPIICS data are courtesy of the Proba-3/ASPIICS consortium. Proba-3 is a technology demonstration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and a Mission of Opportunity in the ESA Science Programme.”
- For bibliographical reasons, it is requested to mention ‘Proba-3’ and ‘ASPIICS’ in the abstract. This is to strengthen future database searches.
- It is suggested to external data users to involve an ASPIICS co-I in their analysis team and as co-author. This will optimise the communication of the latest instrument expertise to the external data users and allow to coordinate between different analysis teams.
- Publication policy. For early result publications (those submitted before the end of 2026), or for special publications (major results or publications in interdisciplinary journals), it is suggested to include additional co-authors from the instrument science team to recognize their contribution to the instrument development and operations. Please contact us at aspiics_support@oma.be.
Reference paper for ASPIICS:
- Zhukov et al., The ASPIICS solar coronagraph aboard the Proba-3 formation flying mission. Scientific objectives and instrument design, A&A, submitted, 2025. preprint