CME 20020318

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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
20020318.025406.p311n
 02:54
 Halo
 989
 -2.9
3.5e+16*
 No
 Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
 PA (deg)
 T i (UT)
 Tf (UT)
 Height (Rsun)
 Slit W. (arcsec)
 Exp. Time (sec)
d02.03.17.21:34:57.ovi.dat
 209
 21:36:19
 03:36:19
 2.40
 21
 600
s02.03.18.03:51:49.ovi.dat
 225
 03:52:42
 04:20:42
 3.50
 41
 120


04:24:39
 04:48:39
 3.00
 41
 120


04:52:21
 05:16:21
 2.50
 41
 120


05:20:04
 05:34:04
 2.10
 41
 120


05:37:18
 05:47:18
 1.90
 41
 120


05:50:15
 05:58:15
 1.75
 41
 120


06:00:16
 06:04:16
 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)
d02.03.17.21:34:57.ovi.dat
 1029.00
 1043.30

996.900
 1001.20

982.200
 992.200

1211.10
 1220.20

976.200
 979.600

1222.60
 1225.80
s02.03.18.03:51:49.ovi.dat
 1022.90
 1043.20

998.000
 1000.70

971.700
 985.600

1208.30
 1221.20


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/03/17 2:56 2.46, 3.63, 3.10, 2.56 HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

H I Lya intensity image at 2.46 R and PA=209

H I Lya Doppler image at 2.46 R and PA=209

H I Lya image at several heights and PA=225


Interpretation

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

Comments

Evidence of broad O VI line profiles when the front enters the slit. However the exposure time is too long.

Last Update Wed May 13 20:23:09 2009