UVCS is a spectral coronagraph on SOHO which utilizes ultraviolet spectroscopy and visible polarimetry to study inner coronal plasma. Its range is between 2 and 10 solar radii, and is capable of determining the proton velocity distribution, electron temperature and density, and O VI, Si XII, and Mg X outflow velocities and temperatures. The UVCS synoptic data set consists of scans in both Lyman Alpha and Oxygen VI, from 1.5 to 3 solar radii, at 1216 Å and 1035 Å respectively. These are daily observations which take a total of 15 hours to complete.

^^^ Synoptic scan of O VI engulfing an EIT 284 Å image.

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SOHO SESSION AGENDA AND MEETING MINUTES

EVENT LISTS - Possible Targets for Correlative Study

POINTS OF CONTACT - Participants in coordinated investigations

DATA LINKS - Data sites and starting points for various instruments and data facilities

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This page was created 6 January 1997.
This page was revised on 12 January 1997.
Barbara J. Thompson