CME 20020715

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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
20020715.203005.p035g
20:30
Halo
1151
-25.6
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No
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
s02.07.15.20:16:00.ovi.dat
360
20:16:30
20:44:30
3.50
41
120


20:48:13
21:12:13
3.00
41
120

360
21:15:53
21:39:53
2.50
41
120


21:43:26
21:57:26
2.10
41
120

360
22:00:40
22:10:40
1.90
41
120


22:13:37
22:21:37
1.75
41
120

360
22:23:39
22:27:39
1.60
41
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)
s02.07.15.20:16:00.ovi.dat
1024.40
1042.70

966.600
978.900

1204.70
1216.10


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/07/15 20:34 & 21:15 810 3.59, 3.06, 2.52 HILya1216
HILyb1026
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

C III 977 intensity at 3.59, 306 and 2.52 R

O VI 1032A intensity at 3.59, 3.06 and 2.52 R

H I Lya 1216A intensity at 3.59, 3.06 and 2.52 R


UVCS Spectra Movie


Interpretation

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

Publications

Ciaravella A., Raymond J.C., Kahler S.W. 2006, ApJ, 652, 774

Comments

The FITS file contains two CME events. The second event has strong indications of a presence of shock at the front.

Last Update Fri May 11 12:22:39 2012