CME 20021202

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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
20021202.175405.p286g
 17:54
 Halo
 867
 10.9
2.6e+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)
s02.12.02.18:30:42.ovi.dat
 315
 18:31:13
 18:45:13
 3.00
 41
 120


18:48:31
 19:12:31
 2.50
 41
 120

315
 19:16:11
 19:30:11
 2.10
 41
 120


19:33:33
 19:43:33
 1.90
 41
 120

315
 19:46:25
 19:54:25
 1.75
 41
 120


19:56:23
 20:00:23
 1.60
 41
 120
s02.12.02.20:11:50.ovi.dat
 360
 20:12:22
 20:26:22
 3.00
 41
 120


20:29:37
 20:53:37
 2.50
 41
 120

360
 20:57:11
 21:11:11
 2.10
 41
 120


21:14:24
 21:24:24
 1.90
 41
 120

360
 21:27:04
 21:35:04
 1.75
 41
 120


21:37:09
 21:41:09
 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)
s02.12.02.18:30:42.ovi.dat
 1024.40
 1042.70

966.600
 978.900

1204.70
 1216.10
s02.12.02.20:11:50.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
2002/12/02 18:36 350 3.06,2.52,2.08,1.85 HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

O VI 1032A intensity image at several heights

UV spectra showing the passage of the front as broad red-shifted OVI emission (left panels)

H I Lya 1216A intensity image at several heights


Interpretation

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

Comments

UVCS detected the "second front" seen in LASCO/C2 at 18:54 UT

Last Update Sat Dec 11 16:32:22 2010