CME 20020121

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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
20020121.153005.p231n
15:30
229
508
-1.2
3.1e+15
No
No


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
s02.01.21.15:46:21.ovi.dat
180
15:46:52
16:00:52
3.00
42
120


16:04:17
16:28:17
2.50
42
120

180
16:31:59
16:45:59
2.10
42
120


16:49:20
16:59:20
1.90
42
120

180
17:02:04
17:10:04
1.75
42
120


17:12:01
17:16:01
1.60
42
120
s02.01.21.17:21:00.ovi.dat
225
17:21:31
17:35:31
3.00
42
120


17:38:45
18:02:45
2.50
42
120

225
18:06:29
18:20:29
2.10
42
120


18:23:42
18:33:42
1.90
42
120

225
18:36:38
18:44:38
1.75
42
120


18:46:35
18:50:35
1.60
42
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)
s02.01.21.15:46:21.ovi.dat
1024.20
1043.10

989.000
993.200

985.400
987.800

1204.00
1206.20

970.600
979.900

1211.30
1219.90
s02.01.21.17:21:00.ovi.dat
1024.20
1043.10

989.000
993.200

985.400
987.800

1204.00
1206.20

970.600
979.900

1211.30
1219.90


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/01/21 16:32 2.13,1.90,1.73,1.56 (PA=180); 2.56,2.11,1.89,1.71,1.54 (PA=225) HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038
SiXII521

Images

Intensity Images

Si XII 520A difference image at PA=180

Si XII 520 A intensity image at PA=225

O VI 1032A intensity image at PA=225

O VI 1032A difference image at PA=180

H I Lya intensity image at PA=225


Interpretation

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

Comments

Observed first the ejecta south of the main CME. Later in the scan at PA=225 a narrow feature was detected at several heights

Last Update Mon May 7 10:24:29 2012