Abstract
SUMER — the Solar Ultraviolet Measurements of the Emitted Radiation instrument on the Solar and Reliospheric Observatory (SORO) — observed its first light on January 24, 1996, and subsequently obtained a detailed spectrum with detector B in the wavelength range from 660 to 1490 Å (in first order) inside and above the limb in the north polar coronal hole. Using detector A of the instrument, this range was later extended to 1610 Å. The second-order spectra of detectors A and B cover 330 to 805 Å and are superimposed on the first-order spectra. Many more features and areas of the Sun and their spectra have been observed since, including coronal holes, polar plumes and active regions. The atoms and ions emitting this radiation exist at temperatures below 2 × 106 K and are thus ideally suited to investigate the solar transition region where the temperature increases from chromospheric to coronal values. SUMER can also be operated in a manner such that it makes images or spectroheliograms of different sizes in selected spectral lines. A detailed line profile with spectral resolution elements between 22 and 45 mÅ is produced for each line at each spatial location along the slit. From the line width, intensity and wavelength position we are able to deduce temperature, density, and velocity of the emitting atoms and ions for each emission line and spatial element in the spectroheliogram. Because of the high spectral resolution and low noise of SUMER, we have been able to detect faint lines not previously observed and, in addition, to determine their spectral profiles. SUMER has already recorded over 2000 extreme ultraviolet emission lines and many identifications have been made on the disk and in the corona.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Bartoe, J.-D. F. and Brueckner, G. E.: 1975, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65, 13.
Bartoe, J.-D, F. Brueckner, G. E., Purcells J. D., and Tousey, R.: 1977, Appl. Opt. 16, 879.
Behring, W. E., Cohen, L., Feldman, U., and Doschek, G. A.: 1976, Astrophysics J. 203, 521.
Brueckner, G. E., Bartoe, J.-D. F., Cook, J. W., Dere, K., P., and Soeker, D.G.: 1986, Adv. Space Res. 6, 263.
Bürgi, A. and Geiss, J.: 1986, Solar Phys. 103, 347.
Burton, W. M. and Ridgeley, A.; 1970, Solar Phys. 14, 3.
Burton, W. M., Ridgeley, A., and Wilson, R.: 1967, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 135, 207.
Cohen, L., Feldman, U., and Doscheck, G. A.: 1978, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 37, 393.
Dere, K. P., Bartoe, J.-D. F., Braeckner, G. E., Ewing, J., and Lund, P.: 1991, J. Geophys. Res. 96, 9399.
Doschek, G. A., Behring, W. E., and Feldman, U.; 1974, Astrophys. J. IPO, L141.
Dwivedi, B. N.: 1994, Space Sci Rev. 65, 289.
Edlén, B.: 1943, Z. Astrophys. 22, 30.
Feldman, U.: 1992, Physica Scripta 46, 202.
Feldman, U.; 1995, Comm. Atmospheric Mot Phys. 31, 11.
Feldman, U. and Behring, W. R: 1974, Astrophys. J. 189, L45.
Feldman, U. and Doschek, G. A.; 1978, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 37, 443.
Feldman, U. and Doschek, G. A.; 1991, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 75, 925.
Feldman, U., Doschek, G. A., Van Hoosier, M. E., and Purcell, J. D.: 1976, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 31, 445.
Feldman, U., Doschek, G. A., Mariska, J. T., Bahtia, A. K., and Mason, H. R: 1978, Astrophys. J. 226, 674.
Gabriel, A. H., Garton, W. R. S., Goldberg, L., Jones, T. J. L., Jordan, C., Morgan, F. J., Nicholls, R. W., Parkinson, W. J., Faxten, H. J. B., Reeves, E. M., Shenton, C. B., Speer, R. I, and Wilson, R.: 1971, Astrophys. J. 169, 595.
Geiss, J., Gloeckler, G., von Steiger, R., Balsiger, H., Fisk, L. A., Galvin, A. B., Ipavich, F. M., Livi, S., McKenzie, F. J., Ogilvie, K. W., and Wilken, B.: 1995, Science 268, 1033.
Gouttebroze, P., Lemaire, P., Vial, J.-C., and Artzner, G.: 1978, Astrophys. J. 225, 655.
Grotian, W.: 1939, Die, Naturwissenschaften 27, 214.
Hassler, D. M., Rottman, G. J., Shoub, E. C., and Holzer, T. E.: 1990, Astrophys. J. 348, L77.
Hassler, D. M., Rottman, G. J., and Orrall, F. Q.: 1991, Astrophys. J. 372, 710.
Hollandt, J., Kühne, M., Huber, M. C. E., and Wende, B.; 1996a, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. 115, 561.
Hollandt, J., Schühle, U., Paustian, W., Curdt, W., Kühne, M., Wende, B., and Wilhelm, K.: 1996b, Appl. Opt. 35, 5125.
Huber, M. C. E., Dupree, A. K., Goldberg, L., Noyés, R. W., Parkinson, W. H., Reeves, E. M., and Withbroe, G. L.: 1973, Astrophys. J. 183, 291.
Jordan, S. D., Thompson, W. T., Thomas, R. J., and Neupert, W. M.: 1993, Astrophys. J. 406, 346.
Kaufman, Y. and Sugar, J.:1986, J. Phys. Chenu Ref. Data 15, 321.
Kelly, R. L.: 1987, J. Phys. Ckem Ref. Data 16, 1.
Kjeldsefh-Moe, O. and Cheng, C. C.: 1994, Space Sci Rev. 70, 85.
Lean, J.: 1991, Rev. Geophys. 29, 505.
Lemaire, P.: 1991, ESA J. 15, 237.
Lemaire, P., Gouttebroie, P., Vial, J.-C., and Artzner, G.: 1981, Astron. Astrophys. 103, 160.
Lemaire, P., Wilhelm, K., Curdt, W., Schühle, U., Marsch, E., Poland, A. I., Jordan, S. D., Thomas, R. J., Hassler, D. M., Vial, J.-C., Kühne, M., Huter, M. C. E., Siegmund, O. H. W., Gabriel, A., Timothy, J. G., and Growing, M.; 1997, Solar Phys. 170, 105 (this issue).
Mariska, J. T.: 1992, Cambridge Astmpkysics Series 23.
Marsch, E., Von Steiger, R., and Bochsler, P.: 1995, Astron. Astrophys. 301, 261.
Mason, H. E. and Monsignori-Fossi, B.: 1994, Astron. Astrophys. 6, 123.
Mein, P.: 1977, Solar Phys. 54, 45.
Meyer, J. P.: 1985, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 57, 173.
Reeves, E. M., Huber, M. C. E., and Timothy, J. G.: 1977, Appl. Opt. 16, 837.
Reeves, E. M., Timothy, J. G., Huber, M. C. E., and Withbroe, G. L.: 1977, Appl. Opt. 16, 849.
Rottman, G. J., Orrall, F. Q., and Klimchuk, J. A.: 1982, Astrophys. J. 260, 326.
Sandlin, G. D., Bartoe, J.-D. F., Brueckner, G. E., Tousey, R., and Van Hoosier, M. E.: 1986, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 61, 801.
Schmieder, B.: 1990, in V. Ruždjak and E. Tandberg-Hanssen (eds.), ‘Dynamics of Quiescent Prominences’, IAU Colloq. 117, 85.
Schühle, U.: 1993, in E. H. Silver and S. M. Kahn (eds.), UV and X-Ray Spectroscopy of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, Proc. of the 10th International Colloquium, 373.
Siegmund, O. H. W: 1989, Proc. SPIE 1072, 111.
Siegmund, O. H. W., Gummin, M. A., Stock, J. M., Marsh, D., Raffanti, T., Sasseen, T., Tom, J., Welsh, B., Gaines, G. A., Jelinsky, P., and Hull, J.: 1994, Proc. SPIE 2280, 89.
Siegmund, O. H. W., Gummin, M. A., Sasseen, T., Jelinsky, P., Gaines, G. A., Hull, J., Stock, J. M., Edgar, M., Welsh, B., Jelinsky, S., and Vallerga, J.: 1995, Proc. SPIE 2518, 344.
Thomas, R. J. and Neupert, W. M.: 1994, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 91, 461.
Tousey, R., Bartoe, J.-D. F., Brueckner, G. E., and Purcell, J. D.: 1977, Appl. Opt. 16, 870.
Vernazza, J. E. and Reeves, E. M.: 1978, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 37, 485.
Vernazza, J. E., Foukal, P. V., Huber, M. C. E., Noyes, R. W, Reeves, E. M., Schmahl, E. J., Timothy, J. G., and Withbroe, G. L.: 1975, Astrophys. J. 199, L123.
Vial, J.-C: 1982, Astrophys. J. 253, 330.
Vial, J.-C, Lemaire, P., Artzner, G., and Gouttebroze, P.: 1980, Solar Phys. 68, 187.
Wilhelm, K., Curdt, W, Marsch, E., Schuhle, U., Lemaire, P., Gabriel, A., Vial, J.-C, Grewing, M., Huber, M. C. E., Jordan, S. D., Poland, A. I., Thomas, R. J., Kühne, M., Timothy, J. G., Hassler, D. M., and Siegmund, O. H. W: 1995a, Solar Phys. 162, 189.
Wilhelm, K., Curdt, W, Marsch, E., Schühle, U., Lemaire, P., Gabriel, A., Vial, J.-C, Grewing, M., Huber, M. C. E., Jordan, S. D., Poland, A. I., Thomas, R. J., Kühne, M., Timothy, J. G., Hassler, D. M., and Siegmund, O. H. W: 1995b, Proc. SPIE 2517, 2.
Withbroe, G. L., Jaffe, D. T., Foukal, P. V, Huber, M. C. E., Noyes, R. W, Reeves, E. M., Schmahl, E. J., Timothy, J. G., and Vernazza, J. E.: 1976, Astrophys. J. 203, 528.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1997 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wilhelm, K. et al. (1997). First Results of Tide SUMER Telescope and Spectrometer on SOHO. In: Fleck, B., Švestka, Z. (eds) The First Results from SOHO. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5236-5_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5236-5_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-6204-6
Online ISBN: 978-94-011-5236-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive