CME 20020818

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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
20020818.215405.p202s
 21:54
 203
 682
 1.9
1.0e+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)
d02.08.18.21:08:50.ovi.dat
 226
 21:10:11
 03:10:11
 2.40
 21
 600

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images

Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
 Wave Min (A)
 Wave Max (A)
d02.08.18.21:08:50.ovi.dat
 1028.90
 1043.10

996.800
 1001.10

978.900
 988.800

1210.90
 1220.10

975.800
 979.200

1219.80
 1222.90


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/08/18 21:40 290 2.45 HILya1216
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

H I Lya 1216A intensity image

H I Lya Doppler shift image

O VI 1032A intensity image


Interpretation

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

Comments

The front of the CME was observed by UVCS but the exposure time is long preventing an accurate analysis of its temporal evolution.

Last Update Wed May 13 21:03:22 2009