CME 20020202

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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
20020202.203005.p248n
20:30
251
686
-5.6
4.7e+15
No
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d02.02.02.13:26:47.ovi.dat
270
19:00:14
22:46:54
1.65
28
200


22:59:05
23:25:45
1.63
28
200

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images


Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d02.02.02.13:26:47.ovi.dat
970.500
1070.80


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/02/02 20:27 1154 1.57 HILyb1026
HILyg973
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

C III 977A intensity image

H I Lyg 973 A intensity image

O VI 1032A intensity image

H I Lyb 1026 A intensity image

O VI 1032A intesity image showing the dimming of the line during the passage of the CME


Interpretation

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

Comments

The passage of the CME is detected as dimming in the O VI doublet lines. Bright cold material is detected later in the lines of O VI doublet, Lyb, C III and Lyg.

Last Update Wed May 13 20:04:27 2009