CME 20031104

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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
20031104.195405.p260s
19:54
Halo
2657
434.8*
1.7e+16*
Yes
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d03.11.04.17:18:40.ovi.dat
262
17:19:01
19:57:01
1.72
26
120
d03.11.04.20:12:28.ovi.dat
262
20:12:50
22:52:50
1.72
26
120
d03.11.04.23:06:11.ovi.dat
262
23:06:33
01:46:33
1.72
26
120
d03.11.05.01:59:56.ovi.dat
262
02:00:18
04:40:18
1.72
26
120
s03.11.05.13:02:38.ovi.dat
270
13:03:33
13:17:33
3.00
41
120


13:20:52
13:44:52
2.50
41
120


13:48:22
14:02:22
2.10
41
120


14:05:38
14:15:38
1.90
41
120


14:18:23
14:26:23
1.75
41
120


14:28:24
14:32:24
1.60
41
120

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images


Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d03.11.04.17:18:40.ovi.dat
1024.00
1043.20

998.200
1008.90

991.200
994.700

967.200
981.100

943.700
965.100

1171.80
1191.60
d03.11.04.20:12:28.ovi.dat
1024.00
1043.20

998.200
1008.90

991.200
994.700

967.200
981.100

943.700
965.100

1171.80
1191.60
d03.11.04.23:06:11.ovi.dat
1024.00
1043.20

998.200
1008.90

991.200
994.700

967.200
981.100

943.700
965.100

1171.80
1191.60
d03.11.05.01:59:56.ovi.dat
1024.00
1043.20

998.200
1008.90

991.200
994.700

967.200
981.100

943.700
965.100

1171.80
1191.60
s03.11.05.13:02:38.ovi.dat
1024.30
1042.80

967.500
979.700

1205.90
1217.00


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2003/11/04 19:54 400 1.67 (PA=245), 3.1, 2.11,1.89,1.71,1.54 (PA=270) HILya1216
HILyb1026
FeXVIII975
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038
SiXII499

Images

Intensity Images

Composite image showing the position of the current sheet, detected in [Fe XVIII], along the UVCS slit (from Ciaravella, Raymond 2008).

UV intensity images of [Fe XVII], Si XII, O VI, C III during the observation. The last panel shows the data from MLSO Mark IV along the UVCS slit (from Ciaravella , Raymond 2008).

[Fe XVIII] 975A intensity image showing the current sheet

C III 977A intensity image showing the ejecta detected during the synoptic scan at PA=270

Si XII 499A intensity image

O VI 1032A intensity image

H I Lyb 1026A intensity image showing the ejecta detected during the synoptic scan at PA=270


Interpretation

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

Publications

Ciaravella A., Raymond J.C. 2008, ApJ, 686, 1372; Raymond et al. ApJ 659, 750

Comments

High background starting at 19:33 UT corresponding to the X-ray flare. Later ejecta of cold material has also been detected during the synoptic scan on Nov 5th at PA=270

Last Update Wed May 13 21:40:03 2009