Densities and Velocities in Fast Coronal Mass Ejections: Radiative Pumping of the O VI Doublet
Densities and Velocities in Fast Coronal Mass Ejections: Radiative Pumping of the O VI Doublet
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快速日冕物质抛射中的密度和速度:O VI 双峰的辐射泵浦
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2004
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A. Ciaravella
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J. Raymond;A. Ciaravella
In very fast coronal mass ejections (CMEs), it is possible for O VI ions to scatter Lyβ photons that originate in the solar chromosphere and for the λ1037 transition of O VI to scatter λ1032 photons from the solar transition region. This scattering process can be identified by departures of the O VI I1032/I1037 intensity ratio from its collisional value of 2. We report the first detection of this effect in a CME that occurred on 2000 June 28, and we show that this pumping provides a density diagnostic for CMEs faster than 1600 km s-1. At heliocentric distances near 3 R☉, this diagnostic is useful for densities in the 5 × 105-107 cm-3 range.