Coronal hole structure observing sequence (CHSTR)

Contributors - J. Insley & V. Moore (Imperial College), R. A. Harrison (RAL)

Scientific justification:

This study is designed to examine the temperature/density structure within a coronal hole. Coronal holes contain structure such as macrospicules as well as supergranulation, at low altitudes, and features such as coronal rays. The precise relationship between these features and the predominantly open field of the coronal hole is unknown. This study includes observations over a large field of view using a broad range of bright Fe emission lines, a selection of density sensitive ratios, and the Mg X line as an established identifier of the coronal hole boundary.

Study details:

Spectrometer: 		Normal incidence
Slit:			2 x 240 arcsec
Raster area:		4 x 4 arcmin
Step (DX, DY):		2 arcsecond, 0 arcsecond
Raster locations:	120 x 1= 120

Exposure time:		22 seconds
Duration of raster:	3000 seconds
Number of rasters:	open
Total duration:		open

Line selection:		Coronal hole line selection 1

			Fe VIII 370.43Å - log Te 5.6
			Fe X 365.57Å - log Te 6.1
			Fe XI 356.54Å - log Te 6.1
			Fe XII 364.47 - log Te 6.2
			Fe XII 338.26Å - log Te 6.2
			Fe XIII 348.18 - log Te 6.2
			Fe XIV 334.17Å - log Te 6.3
			Fe XVI 335.40Å - log Te 6.4
			Si IX 349.87Å - log Te 6.0
			Si IX 341.95 - log Te 6.0
			Si X 347.40Å - log Te 6.0
			Si X 356.04Å - log Te 6.0
			Mg IX 368.06Å - log Te 6.0

Bins across line:	11

Pointing:		to a selected portion of a coronal hole on the disc

Frequency:		to be run on a number of occasions during mission

Product:		4 x 4 arcmin maps of a coronal hole in a selection of 
			lines, including density and temperature information, 
			every 50 minutes.

This page last updated 15th November 1995