CME 20020723

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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
20020723.004205.p087s
00:42
Halo
2285
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Yes
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d02.07.22.22:31:07.ovi.dat
96
22:31:27
01:11:27
1.70
27
120
d02.07.23.01:24:53.ovi.dat
96
01:25:14
02:27:14
1.70
27
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)
d02.07.22.22:31:07.ovi.dat
1024.00
1043.20

998.100
1008.90

991.100
994.700

967.200
981.100

943.700
965.100

1171.80
1191.60
d02.07.23.01:24:53.ovi.dat
1024.00
1043.20

998.100
1008.90

991.100
994.700

967.200
981.100

943.700
965.100

1171.80
1191.60


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/07/23 00:19 -470 +470 1.63 FeXVIII975
OVI1032
OVI1038
SiXII499

Images

Intensity Images

Si XII 499 A image

Fe XVIII 975 A image

1032 A Doppler shift image

O VI 1032A image


Plots and more

O VI 1032A spectra showing the streamer blow up (splitting of the line along the slit)


Interpretation

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

Publications

Raymond et al 2003, ApJ, 597, 1106; Raymond et al 2007, ApJ 659, 750; Mancuso & Avetta 2008, ApJ 677, 683

Comments

The bright horizontal feature in the OVI, Fe XVIII and Si XII images is the brightening of the lines due to the X5 flare.

Last Update Wed May 13 20:59:57 2009