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Paper: Velocity Vector, Ionization Degree, and Temperature of Prominence Fine Structures Observed by Hinode/SOT
Volume: 454, The 3rd Hinode Science Meeting
Page: 107
Authors: Schmieder, B.; Mein, P.; Chandra, R.; Molodij, G.; Heinzel, P.; Berlicki, A.; Schwartz, P.; Fárník, F.; Labrosse, N.; Anzer, U.; Watanabe, T.
Abstract: Prominences have been successfully observed by Hinode in April 2007 exhibiting a strong dynamics of their fine structures. The dynamics of a prominence is a challenge to understand the formation of cool prominence plasma embedded in the hot corona. Combining simultaneous observations obtained in Hα with Hinode/SOT and the MSDP spectrograph operating at the Meudon solar tower, velocity vectors have been derived. The Doppler-shifts of bright threads are of the same order as the velocities measured perpendicular to the line of sight. This suggests that the vertical structures of the prominence could be a pile up of dips in magnetic field lines viewed in 3D. Using Hα, Hinode/XRT and TRACE data, the hydrogen ionization degree has been determined to be 0.5–0.8, and the optical thickness in Hα between 0.2 and 1.3. The Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on Hinode produced images of the prominence in 11 selected lines with formation temperatures between log(T) = 4.7 and log(T) = 6.1. We comment on the absorption, emissivity blocking and emission involved for interpreting the different structures of the prominence in terms of the temperature and density.
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