CME 19990420

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Table 1 - General Information

CME ID
Time (UT)
PA (deg)
Speed (km/sec)
Acceleration (m/sec2)
Mass (g)
Type II RB
X Flare
19990420.133120.p250s
13:31
240
448
53.5*
6.8e+14*
No
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d99.04.20.15:20:40.ovi.dat
240
15:23:10
15:43:10
1.60
13
100


15:45:44
15:50:44
1.90
13
100


15:51:48
16:11:48
1.60
13
100


16:14:20
16:19:20
1.90
13
100


16:20:20
16:40:20
1.60
13
100


16:42:49
16:47:49
1.90
13
100


16:48:49
17:08:49
1.60
13
100


17:11:19
17:16:19
1.90
13
100
d99.04.20.17:16:50.ovi.dat
240
17:17:22
17:37:22
1.60
13
100


17:39:58
17:44:58
1.90
13
100


17:46:01
18:06:01
1.60
13
100

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images


Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d99.04.20.15:20:40.ovi.dat
1024.30
1039.20

997.500
1000.50

990.800
993.300

1209.50
1211.80

985.400
990.600

1212.00
1216.70
d99.04.20.17:16:50.ovi.dat
1024.30
1039.20

997.500
1000.50

990.800
993.300

1209.50
1211.80

985.400
990.600

1212.00
1216.70


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
1999/04/20 15:51 0 0 1.55 HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

LyA Intensity, background coronal subtracted. Ignore image at 1.90 Ro.

O VI 1032 Intensity, background corona subtracted. Event seen as deflection or void of material


Interpretation

Front No
Void ?
Shock No
Current Sheet No
Prominence No
Flare O VI No
Leg No
Helix No

Comments

Event seen as deflection or void of streamer material at PA~240 deg.

Last Update Tue May 13 11:15:23 2008