Trajectory Determination for Coronal Ejecta Observed by WISPR/Parker Solar Probe

dc.contributor.authorLiewer, P.C.
dc.contributor.authorQiu, J.
dc.contributor.authorPenteado, P.
dc.contributor.authorHall, J.R.
dc.contributor.authorVourlidas, A.
dc.contributor.authorHoward, R.A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-22T22:25:07Z
dc.date.available2022-06-22T22:25:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractThe Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) onboard the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), observing in white light, has a fixed angular field of view, extending from 13.5∘ to 108∘ from the Sun and approximately 50∘ in the transverse direction. Because of the highly elliptical orbit of PSP, the physical extent of the imaged coronal region varies directly as the distance from the Sun, requiring new techniques for analysis of the motions of observed density features. Here, we present a technique for determining the 3D trajectory of CMEs and other coronal ejecta moving radially at a constant velocity by first tracking the motion in a sequence of images and then applying a curve-fitting procedure to determine the trajectory parameters (distance vs. time, velocity, longitude, and latitude). To validate the technique, we have determined the trajectory of two CMEs observed by WISPR that were also observed by another white-light imager, either the Solar and Heliophysics Observatory (SOHO) / Large Angle and Spectrometric COronagraph (LASCO)-C3 or the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO)-A/HI1. The second viewpoint was used to verify the trajectory results from this new technique and help determine its uncertainty.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLiewer, P. C., Qiu, J., Penteado, P., Hall, J. R., Vourlidas, A., & Howard, R. A. (2020). Trajectory Determination for Coronal Ejecta Observed by WISPR/Parker Solar Probe. Solar Physics, 295(10), 1-23.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-0938
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/16858
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLCen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/publication-policies/aam-terms-of-useen_US
dc.titleTrajectory Determination for Coronal Ejecta Observed by WISPR/Parker Solar Probeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
mus.citation.extentfirstpage1en_US
mus.citation.extentlastpage23en_US
mus.citation.issue10en_US
mus.citation.journaltitleSolar Physicsen_US
mus.citation.volume295en_US
mus.data.thumbpage20en_US
mus.identifier.doi10.1007/s11207-020-01715-yen_US
mus.relation.collegeCollege of Letters & Scienceen_US
mus.relation.departmentPhysics.en_US
mus.relation.universityMontana State University - Bozemanen_US

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