CME 20020715

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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
20020715.203005.p035g
 20:30
 Halo
 1151
 -25.6
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No
 Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
 PA (deg)
 T i (UT)
 Tf (UT)
 Height (Rsun)
 Slit W. (arcsec)
 Exp. Time (sec)
s02.07.15.20:16:00.ovi.dat
 360
 20:16:52
 20:44:52
 3.50
 41
 120


20:48:35
 21:12:35
 3.00
 41
 120


21:16:15
 21:40:15
 2.50
 41
 120


21:43:48
 21:57:48
 2.10
 41
 120


22:01:02
 22:11:02
 1.90
 41
 120


22:13:59
 22:21:59
 1.75
 41
 120


22:24:01
 22:28:01
 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)
s02.07.15.20:16:00.ovi.dat
 1024.40
 1042.70

966.600
 978.900

1204.70
 1216.10


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/07/15 20:34 & 21:15 810 3.59, 3.06 & 2.56, 2.07, 1.85, 1.67 HILya1216
HILyb1026
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

Hi Lya 1216A intensity image at different heights

O VI 1032A line intensity at different heights


Interpretation

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

Publications

Ciaravella A., Raymond J.C., Kahler S.W. 2006, ApJ, 652, 774

Comments

The FITS file contains two CME events. The second event has strong indications of a presence of shock at the front.

Last Update Wed May 13 20:40:08 2009