CME 19990318

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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
19990318.092605.p181s
09:26
190
234
-4.8*
4.9e+14
No
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d99.03.18.09:59:05.ovi.dat
135
09:59:56
10:04:56
1.50
28
100


10:06:42
10:15:02
1.75
28
100

135
10:16:56
10:28:36
2.00
28
100


10:30:44
10:45:44
2.25
28
100
d99.03.18.10:51:47.ovi.dat
180
10:52:38
11:07:38
1.50
28
300


11:09:28
11:34:28
1.75
28
300

180
11:36:28
12:11:28
2.00
27
300


12:13:31
12:58:31
2.25
27
300

180
13:00:52
13:55:52
2.50
27
300

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images


Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d99.03.18.09:59:05.ovi.dat
1023.20
1043.70

980.400
993.400

1208.70
1220.60

975.800
979.200

1221.80
1224.90
d99.03.18.10:51:47.ovi.dat
1023.20
1043.70

980.400
993.400

1208.70
1220.60

975.800
979.200

1221.80
1224.90


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
1999/03/18 10:53 0 0 2.33, 2.60 HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

LyA Intensity, background corona not subtracted

O VI 1032 Intensity, background corona not subtracted


Interpretation

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

Comments

The morphology in line intensity seems to change but it's hard to pick out specific transient material.

Last Update Tue Nov 17 16:04:54 2009