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Contact: F. David Toot, Alfred University | ||
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H-alpha high temporal and spatial resolution imaging. | Study chromospheric response to electron precipitation at high time resolution | Field of view 10x10 arcmin. H-alpha center line imaging at video cadence, using 0.6 A filter. | |
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Contact: Natalia Firstova, ISTP | ||
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H-alpha polarization with high spatial and temporal resolution optical spectrograms (not filtergrams). | Temporal, spatial and spectral distribution of impact polarization during solar flares in H alpha; Spectropolarimetric observations of pores, filigree with high spatial and spectral resolution | BSVT - 760 mm aperture, 40 m focal length, spectrograph with two camera mirror (f1=9.5 m, f2=14m); spatial dispersion 0."24/pixel, 0."37/pixel, detector- CCD camera TEK 512*512 | |
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Contact: Haimin Wang, NJIT | ||
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Magnetograms (vector), H-alpha high resolution imaging | Obtain vector magnetic field measurements over entire active region with 0.5" image scale, and corresponding H-alpha coverage | 10" center bench, video- magnetograph; 26" east bench, H-alpha center line | |
Full-disk H-alpha | Coverage of all active regions, filaments, etc. | Singer Telescope, Kodak MegaPlus CCD, about 1 arcsec per pixel | |
High time resolution flare imaging in D3, H-alpha | Obtain chromospheric diagnostics in H-alpha and D3, to study the chromospheric response to electron precipitation | 10" east bench, fast (10 ms) He D3 observations of precipitation kernels (2.1 x 2.1 arcmin field of view); 26" benches, H-alpha center line, +0.6 A, and -0.6 A | |
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Contact: Francisco Fernandes, INPE | ||
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Broadband spectral radio observations | Observations of radio emissions, in particular decimetric bursts and fine structures (type III, spikes, patches) as a diagnostics of the particle acceleration process and of plasma emission. | Full disk, high time and spectral resolutions, with 9 m diameter antenna, in the interval 200-2500 MHz, with rrequency resolution 3 MHz and time resolution: 10 - 1000 ms. | |
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Contact: Antonio Sanchez-Ibarra, USON | ||
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Active region, filaments and prominences at H-Alpha imaging and chromospheric plages with Calcium imaging. | Obtain daily from 15 to 23 hrs UT continuous CCD high resolution video recording and live webcast of active regions, filaments, and prominences with 1/30 s temporal resolution and imaging of events in progress simultanously with H-Alpha and Calcium filters. | Twin aphocromatic refractors 16 cm with Coronado H-Alpha and Calcium filters and CCD video cameras. | |
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Contact: Francesca Zuccarello, Catania University | ||
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Full Disk H-alpha images; Full Disk WL images; High time resolution flare imaging in H-alpha | To obtain a good temporal coverage of the solar disk in photosphere and chromosphere; to study the global evolution of active regions, the dynamic of H-alpha filaments and the response of the low solar atmosphere to electron precipitation during a flare event; to study phenomena occurring before flares (precursors) in the framework of Space Weather researches. | Cook refractor to make daily drawings of sunspot-groups from visual observation 150 - mm refractor (230 cm focal length) with an H-alpha Lyot filter (bandwidth of 0.25 or 0.5 Å), and a 1360 x 1200 Astromed TE4 CCD array with a dynamical range of 16 bits. | |
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Contact: Nataly Stepanian, CRAO | ||
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Full-disk magnetograms (line of sight) and Dopplergrams; optical spectra. | Obtain daily full-disk solar magnetograms seen in chromosheric Na D1-D2 lines, and monitoring of the solar velocity and brightness with 30-second cadence; Obtain daily images of active regions in the HeI line 1083nm and spectra in the range 390-1084 nm to study physical conditions in active regions before and after solar flares. | Regular observations with magneto-optical filter in Na D1-D2 lines, spatial resolution 4.5 arcsec, time resolution 30 seconds; Echelle spectrograph for spectral range 390-660 nm and spectrophotometer for infrared observations. | |
High resolution H-alpha imaging and polariimetry | Study nature of linear polarization of H-alpha flare emission | Spectral (and may be monochromatic) observations with linear polarization analyzer | |
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Contact: Marta Rovira, IAFE | ||
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Full disk H-alpha imaging | High temporal and spatial observations of flares, eruptive prominences and coronal mass ejections | 1.5" spatial and 3 sec temporal resolution in H-alpha (6563 A) | |
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Contact: Hiroki Kurokawa, Kyoto Univ. | ||
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High-resolution H-alpha and broad-band optical imaging | Study flare energy build-up processes: new flux emergence and magnetic shear developments. Study flare trigger mechanism: new flux emergence, filament eruption | High resolution imaging with the Domeless Solar telescope (DST) H-alpha 0.0, H-alpha +0.8, H-alpha -0.8 images: 10 G-band sunspot images: 30s cadence | |
High time resolution H-alpha imaging | Study rapid developments of electron- bombarded footpoints of flare loops. | High resolution imaging with the DST H-alpha -1.0 A and G-band images: 1/30s cadence | |
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Contact: Maki Akioka, CRL | ||
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H-alpha full disk Doppler imaging | Obtain full disk H alpha dopplergram with 2K by 2K CCD to observe the chromospheric dynamics and filament eruption at flare and CME. | H alpha center, +0.7A, -0.7A and continuum images are taken every three minutes. Passband of Lyot filter is set at 0.25A. Close-up imaging of target active region with higher cadence is also available in parallel. | |
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Contact: Honqui Zhang, BAO | ||
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Vector magnetograms, Doppler maps, H alpha images | Obtain vector magnetic field measurements and corresponding H-alpha images of target active regions | FeI 5324 A vector magnetograms, 0.75 A from line center, typical temporal resolution 5 min and spatial resolution 2 arcsec. | |
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Contact: Emilia Correia or Pierre Kaufmann , CRAAM | ||
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High time resolution polarimetry, mm and IR | Time variations of the polarization degree in association to the fast structures present in the intensity profiles of bursts | Instrument characteristics: frequency observation: 7 GHz, full Sun, sensitivity less than 0.5 sfu, 20 ms time resolution, circular polarization modes (R and L) | |
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Contact: Boris Ioshpa, IZMIRAN | ||
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Active region vector magnetograms and velocity maps | Observe simultaneously the longitudial magnetic fields and radial velocity in the FeI 5253A line and the radial velocity in nonmagnetic FeI 5567A line. Obtain some magnetic and velocity maps throughout the day with the rate one map per half hour - one hour (rate depends on size of region and number of maps), provide analyzed magnetogram data for extrapolations. | Longitudial magnetograph taken in Fe I (5253 A), one magnetogram and velocity map (with the compensation of 5-min oscillations) every half hour; tachometer in the nonmagnetic FeI 5567A line. | |
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Contact: Roman Gorgutsa or Alexander Gnezdilov, IZMIRAN | ||
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Broadband radio (meter) spectral observations and fixed frequency radio (meter and centimeter) observations. | Daily patrol of meter solar radio bursts and noise storm dynamic spectra with high enough time and frequency resolution, supplemented by intensity measurements at fixed frequenies in meter and centimeter range. | Digital solar meter radio spectrograph 25 - 270 MHz (the frecuency range is scanned 25 times per second) and fixed frequency radiometers 169 MHz, 204 MHz and 3000 MHz (time resolution 1 sec). Daily patrool observations 06 - 12 UT (07 -12 UT since November to March | |
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Contact: Wolfgang Otruba, KSO | ||
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Full-disk H-alpha imaging, NaD intensitygrams, magnetograms and white light photoheliograms | Obtain full-disk H-alpha images in several spectral bands and full-disk magnetograms for monitoring the activity level of the Sun | With the solar patrol telescope H-alpha images are obtained at a cadence of 1 minute. A tunable Lyot-filter (FWHM=0.07 nm), a high-speed 1K x 1K CCD camera (8 bit) and a high-resolution 2Kx2K CCD camera (14 bit) are used. Full-disk magnetograms and intensitygrams are obtained with the magneto-optical filter (MOF) operated in the Na-D line with a cadence of 1 image set per minute. Image size is 512 x 495 pixels (2 bytes). Additonally we obtain a daily sunspot drawing and a white light photoheliogram. | |
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Contact: Gennady Marchenko, Kharkov State U | ||
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Active region and flare in the He 10830 and Balmer continuum | To obtain images in the He 10830 and Balmer continuum during of flare evolution. | Full disk images with ~8" resolution in He 10830 and Balmer continuum and precontinuum; one image every 5-10 minutes. | |
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Contact: Jack Harvey, NSO | ||
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Full-disk magnetograms (line of sight), multichannel optical images. | Obtain context observations and high-resolution monitoring of active region magnetic development at chromospheric heights | Regular full disk synoptic observations in the morning (1400-1700 UT -- photospheric and chromospheric magnetogram and 1083 nm spectroheliogram); high-rate chromospheric longitudinal magnetograms (rate depends on size of region) | |
Multichannel Doppler He 10830 narrow-band spectroheliograms | Put active filament observations in the context of what we know from other observations about the helicity of the region and the eruption. | Scan in the red and blue wings of helium 10830 with a repeat rate of about 2 min for at least four hours per day | |
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Contact: K. M. Hiremath, Indian Institute of Astrophysics | ||
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Flaring active region | Monitor sunspot motion associated with flares; monitor chromospheric activity in H-alpha & Ca-IIK line | Photoheliograph in white light at time resolution of every one hour with the help of 6 inch refraction telescope and spectroheliograph in H-alpha & Ca-IIK line center with 1 min time resolution | |
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Contact: Nick Stoikidis, Director | ||
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Flaring active region | Monitor chromospheric activity in H-alpha & Ca-IIK line | A refractor telescope f/15 with diameter of lens 16 cm and focal length 2400 mm, a Hale Ha filter (6563 A* with wings +- 0.5A* until +-1A* at red and blue) and a 1616 XTE CCD camera of Meade. | |
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Contact: Mitzi Adams, MSFC | ||
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Magnetograms (vector) and high-resolution H-alpha images | Provide shear analyses of vector magnetograms taken near 1300 UT to aid in target selection; Obtain vector magnetograms of target active region throughout day; provide analyzed magnetogram data for extrapolations, electric current calculations; provide co-aligned H-alpha coverage of active region | Magnetograph--6x6 arcmin field of view with 3.2" resolution, taken in Fe I (5250.22 A), fastest cadence one magnetogram every 7 minutes (vector magnetograms and shear maps available on web). H-alpha, co-aligned with magnetograph, 1/2 A bandpass, 3 images per magnetograph image. Video rate recording is possible. | |
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Contact: Joan Burkepile, HAO | ||
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Full-disk H-alpha, Full-Limb H-alpha and white light | Obtain coronal structure and large-scale eruptions/restructuring associated with flares/CMEs. | Halpha disk and limb images (every 3 minutes between ~17:00 and 22:00) and white light coronal images (~1.1 to 2.7 Rsun every 3 minutes) | |
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Contact: Jeff Kuhn, IfA | ||
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Magnetograms (vector), Stokes Polarimetry | Record the evolution of magnetic fields and structure. | IVM vector magnetic field movies (2 min. cadence, 0.5 arcsec pixels, 4.5 x 4.5 arcmin FOV) , Haleakala Stokes Polarimeter | |
H-alpha multichannel imaging spectroscopy | Spectral diagnostics of chromospheric heating. | MCCD H-alpha imaging spectra, using the KPR01 program to study preflare and eruptive events if the major flare probability stays low, but switching to the JPW05 program if major flares are likely. These have similar spectral and spatial resolutions, but JPW05 uses a smaller FOV to gain higher cadence (10-20 sec) | |
Full disk white light, full limb H-alpha coronagraph | Image registration, large-scale eruptions. | Small stand-alone telescope and camera. | |
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Contact: Jean-Marie Malherbe, Observatoire de Paris | ||
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Full disk H-alpha imaging and Doppler | Obtain chromospheric context observations of active region development | Full disk observations in H-alpha center line, +0.5 A and -0.5 A, with 1 min time resolution, 2" pixel size. | |
Flare multichannel spectroscopy | H-alpha line profile changes in 2D; study the dynamics of active regions and flares | Solar Tower, multichannel spectrograph with 9 simultaneous 2D channels, at 0.25 A resolution, with 8' x 5' field of view, 0.5" pixel size, 1 minute time resolution | |
H-alpha polarimetry | Study impact linear polarization during solar flares in H alpha | Stokes parameters integrated over the H alpha profile | |
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Contact: Guillermo Stenborg, MPAe | ||
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Full Limb coronal and flare imaging | High time resolution observations of transient phenomena, structure and evolution of prominences and streamers | MICA observes the solar corona above the limb (from 1.05 to 2.0 solar radii from Sun center) in various spectral ranges (5303, 6374, 6563) | |
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Contact: Nicole Vilmer, Meudon | ||
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Active region multi-channel imaging at dm-m wavelengths | Obtain multi-frequency images of the low and middle corona (0.1-0.5 Rs above the photosphere) to identify structures, trace their evolution before flares, and identify sites of electron acceleration in non-flaring active regions. | Daily imaging observations of the whole Sun at five frequencies in the range 150-450 MHz (standard setup: 164, 236.6, 327, 410, 435 MHz; change of frequencies and extension to up to ten frequencies possible). Stokes Parameters I, V. 8 images/second. Spatial resolution between 0.3' and 6', depending on observed frequency and direction. | |
Flare multichannel imaging at sub-second time resolution | Study non thermal energy release in solar flares, the sites of acceleration and the propagation of deka-keV electrons over an extended coronal height range ( 0.1-0.8 Rs above the photosphere), large-scale coronal shock waves and ejecta associated with CMEs. Provide observational constraints for particle injection into interplanetary space | Same as above | |
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Contact: Takashi Sakurai or Yoshinori Suematsu, NAOJ | ||
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Magnetograms
(vector),
active region H-alpha images |
Obtain vector magnetic field measurements and corresponding H-alpha and white-light images of target active regions. | The Solar Flare Telescope which is made of a video vector magnetograph and H-alpha and white light imagers. Its aligned field of view is 400"X300", with 0.66" pixel. Magnetograms are taken every 3 minutes. H-alpha images are taken every 30 seconds. | |
Full disk H-alpha and white light imaging | Detection of flares, sunspot evolution | 10cm refractor with Kodak Megaplus 4.2 (white light, a few frames per day), 4cm refractor with a TV CCD camera (H-alpha, 1min cadence). Observing times: UT 23--08 | |
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Contact: Kiyoshi Ichimoto, NAOJ | ||
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Full and partial limb imaging, optical spectroscopy and polarimetry | Detection of coronal eruptions and flare-driven flows, spectroscopic diagnosis of the corona, polarimetry of disk and limb regions | 10cm coronagraph (coronal green-line images and Dopplergrams), 25cm coronagraph and spectrograph, polarimeter (spectroheliograms and polarimetry). observing times: April to November, UT 22--07 | |
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Contact: Kiyoto Shibasaki, NRO | ||
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Full-disk radio imaging | Locate non-thermal electron acceleration sites and identify the acceleration machanism. Search for phenomena in precursor phases just before impulsive onsets. | Standard observing mode: Frequency/Polarization: 17 GHz/I and V, 34 GHz/I; temporal resolution: 1 sec; FOV/HPBW: Full disk/16 arc sec (17GHz), 8 arc sec(34GHz); PFI (5 arc min.) /10 arc sec (17 GHz); and high temproal resolution mode(during bursts): temporal resolution: 100 msec | |
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Contact: Petr Heinzel or Karel Jiricka Ondrejov Obs | ||
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Active region and flare high cadence optical spectroscopy | Chromospheric response to particle-beams precipitation at high temporal resolution, heating and flows at different chromospheric layers | Multiline optical spectrograph, range from Ca II H+K up to H-alpha. Video mode: CCD video-cadence (25 frames/sec) spectra in H-alpha, D3 (or H-beta) and Ca II 8542 lines plus 0.5 A H-alpha video cadence filtrograms. Full spectrum mode: 5 cameras covering many chromospheric and photospheric lines, time resolution down to a few sec (on film) plus video H-alpha 0.5 A slit-jaw filtergrams. Both modes can run simultaneously | |
Whole-Sun radio spectra and flux measurements | Energy release signatures in flares with emphasis on spikes and type III bursts, shock waves, and particle beam acceleration. Analysis of effects of particle beams' bombardment of solar atmosphere layers and the study of these layers' responses in comparison with optical (H-alpha) and X-ray observations | Daily single
frequency flux at 3 GHz with 10 ms time resolution. Spectra 0.8-2.0
and 2.0-4.4 GHz, each with 256 frequency channels and 100 ms time resolution.
Only flares are archived - for list and gif see our web page
sunkl.asu.cas.cz/~radio |
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Contact: A. S. de Magalhaes, U Porto | ||
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Radio dynamic multichannel observations of flares | Obtain measurements of non-thermal electrons in noise storms, electron beams and accelerated at shock waves | Spectral resolution of 1 MHz and a time resolution of 60 ms, within the band 150 to 650 MHz | |
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Contact: Dale Gary, NJIT or Kjell Nelin, OVRO | ||
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Active region multi- channel imaging and polaarimetry | Obtain coronal temperature, emission measure, and magnetic field measurements (with ~ 15" resolution) | daily, 43 frequencies, 1-18 GHz, dual polarization, 12 s time resolution, 10 baselines | |
Flare multifrequency imaging | Determine radio emission mechanism, coronal flare location, radio spectral diagnostics of electron energy distribution and ambient plasma parameters | If flare-triggering available: auto-switch to 10-12 frequencies, 1-18 GHz, Stokes I, 2 s time resolution, 10 baselines. If no flare-triggering: use same sequence as for active regions (12 s time resolution) | |
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Contact: Arnold Benz, ETH, Zurich | ||
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Full-disk, high time resolution, broadband spectral radiopolarimetric observations | Coherent radio emissions of energy release (e.g. spikes) and of propagating and trapped electrons. Diagnostics of the acceleration process and of the plasma of propagation and trapping. | Daily 0430 - 1600 UT: 200 - 800 MHz; Daily 1630 - 1900 UT: 0.9 - 4.0 GHz | |
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Contact: Gottfried Mann or Henry Aurass, AIP | ||
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High resolution and full-disk H-alpha images Whole sun radio spectra (meter-decimeter range) with sweep spectrographs, selected ranges with multichannel polarimeters. | Coronal plasma physics, shock waves and particle acceleration, flares and CMEs, flare dynamics, magnetic field evolution and nonthermal electron injection. | 4 sweep spectrographs 40-100, 100-170, 200-400 and 400-800 MHz using 4 different aerials (crossed log.per. Yagi, 10.5m and 2x7.5m diameter paraboloids). Time res. 0.1 s. 2 multichannel receivers (in special obs. periods): 693-740 MHz, 48 1 MHz channels, 10ms time res. 326-346 MHz, 180 Channels, 20ms time res. flux and circ. pol. degree. Observing time interval: winter about 8-14 UT. summer about 4-18 UT. | |
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Contact: Tian-Sen Huang, Prairie View A&M Univ. | ||
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High resolution and full-disk H-alpha images | Coordinated observation of solar active regions designated as targets for the HESSI mission. Comparative study of flaring events and their relation to the magnetic signature of active regions. | High resolution H-alpha images: 6 by 8 arcmin images of a solar area of interest are obtained with a 35-cm Gregorian vacuum telescope, Daystar H-alpha filter and ST-7 CCD camera. Full disk H-alpha images (under construction): recorded on a 1024 by 1024 CCD camera. | |
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Contact: Vladimir Bogod, Special Astrophysical Observ. | ||
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Active region radio spectra with 1D imaging and polarimetry | Obtain the data about temperature, emission measure, magnetic field in active region (before, during and after flare), the study of the appearence of new magnetic flux using fine polarization measurements | Daily - 35 frequencies, 0.955-16.4 GHz, V and I Stokes parameters, 3 azimuths [near 8-00UT, near 9-00 UT (meridian time) and near 10-00 UT]; special alert program - several azimuths (up to 20 with interval 8-9 minutes of time) at the same equipment. | |
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Contact: Dick Altrock, NSO | ||
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Active region coronal emission line imaging | Obtain coronal temperature | Daily observations of the corona above the limb with the Emission Line Coronal Photometer in Fe XIV, Fe X and Ca XV | |
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Contact: Gary Chapman, CSUN | ||
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Active region imaging | Obtain vector magnetic field measurements in photosphere | Vector magnetic fields measured with the VSSHG | |
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Contact: Alexander Altyntsev or G. Ya. Smolkov, SSRT | ||
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Full disk radio imaging and polarimetry | Obtain microwave images of the full Sun and to determine temporal evolution of coronal temperature and distribution of circular polarization in the active region before the flare. | Daily images at about 0650 UT (local noon at longitude 102 E), 5.72 GHz, Stokes I and V, 21" spatial resolution. | |
Flare high time resolution imaging | Study of the fragmented energy release in solar flares. Diagnostics of plasma parameters in flare loops. | During flares: One dimensional scans of the full Sun disk with time resolution down to 14 ms (Stokes I and V). Two dimensional images of flare region with time resolution down to fractions of min. | |
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Contact: Alan L. Kiplinger, NOAA/SEC | ||
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Full disk and active region images in H-alpha and white light. | Record solar flares, from a network of four observatories around the world. | Monitoring of up to six active regions at a cadence of 30 seconds (large scale) to 30 minutes (full disk). The large scale field of view is 6.4' x 6.4'; both large-scale and full-disk images are 512x512 pixels. | |
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Contact: Brian L. Dougherty, Caltech | ||
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Full disk microwave radio monitoring of position and spectra. | Locate microwave bursts on the Sun and determine their spectra. | Continuous daily monitoring at 245 MHz, 410 MHz, 610 MHz, and throughout 1-18 GHz. The instrument consists of a single 2 meter dish with a log-spiral feed for broadband reception, with a dual-frequency Yagi attached for observations at the lower frequencies. | |
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Contact: Mauro Messerotti, TSRS | ||
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Full-disk, high
time resolution, multichannel
radio polarimetry |
Analyze radio signatures of energy release fragmentation in flares, e.g. spikes, and radio signatures of flare-accelerated electron beams, such as type III bursts. Interpret the relevant radio diagnostics of the coronal plasma, in the attempt to characterize by the former the acceleration processes and by the latter the propagation environment. | Daily, 6 frequencies (237, 327, 408, 610, 1420, 2695 MHz), circular polarization, 1 ms time resolution, no spatial resolution, two separate multichannel radiopolarimeters | |
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Contact: Ashok Ambastha, USO | ||
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Full disk H-alpha imaging | Monitoring of active regions, filaments etc | 15-cm Razdow H-alpha patrol telescope and CCD, cadence ~ 5-10 minutes during 0400-1100 UT | |
Active region and euptive prominences | Active regions, flares, and filaments | H-alpha line center high resolution images at cadence of 15-20 sec | |
Full disk magnetograms | synoptic observations | GONG instrument at 256x256 pixels each hour (to be upgraded to 1024x1024 pixels and cadence 1 minute) |