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
20020715.213005.p045s
 21:30
 14
 1300
 -7.3*
 1.9e+16*
 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
 20:48:13
 21:12:13
 3.00
 41
 120


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

360
 21:43:26
 21:57:26
 2.10
 41
 120


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

360
 22:13:37
 22:21:37
 1.75
 41
 120


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 21:15 270 45 2.52,2.08,1.85,1.67 HILya1216
HILyb1026
CIII977
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

O VI 1032A intensity. Bright features at 2.52R probably related to previous CME

H I Lya 1216A intensity at different heights

H I Lya Doppler Velocity


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. This is the second one, it has strong indications of a presence of shock at the front.

Last Update Fri May 11 12:06:37 2012