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Coronal Observation 2

Purpose: Measurement of coronal electron temperature in additon to the measurements of Coronal Observation 1. The primary observable quantities are resonant and electron scattered Ly-alpha profile, OVI intensity, visible polarized radiance. Expected to be used 5% of the time.

Description: duration 2 to 4 hours. There will be several versions with different dwell times, each one optimized for a particular target (streamers, quiet corona, coronal holes). Scan telescope mirror from radial position 1.5 to 5.0 R (TBC). There are 10 mirror positions, with step size ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 R (TBC). At each mirror position, first measure resonantly scattered Ly-alpha profile. Then move Ly-alpha grating such that resonantly scattered line falls on blocked section of XDL detector, and measure the (much broader and weaker) electron scattered Ly-alpha profile. Dwell times increase with height in the corona. Entrance slit, grating, and detector mask positions are selectable on commands. The OVI 1032/1037 Å intensities are also measured. Polarized visible radiance will be measured at one position along the slit for each mirror position.



Peter Smith
Fri Jan 17 12:11:15 EST 1997