CME 19990508

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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
19990508.090605.p065g
09:06
65
772
-5.7*
7.6e+14
No
No


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d99.05.08.09:00:38.ovi.dat
90
09:01:09
09:07:49
1.50
28
200


09:08:34
09:15:14
1.60
28
200

90
09:16:02
09:25:02
1.70
28
180


09:27:08
09:36:08
1.80
28
180

90
09:38:08
09:50:08
2.00
28
180


09:52:21
10:07:21
2.30
28
180

90
10:10:23
10:35:43
2.80
28
200


10:38:32
11:13:12
3.50
28
200

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images


Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d99.05.08.09:00:38.ovi.dat
1023.20
1043.80

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
1999/05/08 09:01 0 87 1.43,1.55,1.67 HILya1216
HILyb1026
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

OVI 1032 intensity map at different heights


Interpretation

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

Comments

Very bright in LyA (>5000 counts in one 200-sec exposure) and C III 977.

Last Update Mon Nov 23 08:57:00 2009