Observation configuration
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= SPICE nominal observation mode II
Target: Centre, Poles, E-W, N-S, limb, AR
Line List: 15 lines (2 profiles, 13 intensities)
Slit: 2" Step size: 2"
Data rate calculation
| Observing mode | #Line Profiles | #Px/Profile | # Intensities | Slit (") | Exp.time | # Mirror Pos | Step size | Tilt time | FOV (") | Data cube (px) | Duration | Repeats | Calc. Data Vol | Total Data Vol | Total Duration | Data rate | Comments | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| = study | (max=32) | 2/4/6/30 | (s) | =#exposures | (arcsecs) | (secs) | X | Y | X | Y | Z | (min) | (MB) | Compressed (MB) | (min) | (kbits/s) | ||||||||||
| Dynamics | Centre, AR,CH | H I, C III, O VI, NeVIII profiles & 6intensities | 4 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 120 | 2 | 0.07 | 240 | 840 | 120 | 800 | 140 | 10.26 | 10 | 268.80 | 15.756 | 101.4 | 20.46 | Nominal observation mode II | ||||
| 4 | 14 | scan direction | along slit | spectral dimension | for 10 repeats | for 10 repeats | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spectral-line performance
Line-SNR and spatial resolution combinations:
line-SNR>10 SNR > 10 at 2"x2" in C-III, O-VI, Ne-VIII (in ARs),
and at 5"x5" in Ne-VIII (in CHs and QS)
Selection of SPICE spectral lines
Source: SPICE User Manual Iss 5.0 (Nov 2014)
Ion | Wavelength (Å) | Log T (K) | FIP (eV) | M/q |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H I | 1025 | 4.0 | 13.6 | -- |
| C II | 1036 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
| C III | 977 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 6.0 |
| O IV | 787.7 | 5.2 | 13.6 | 5.3 |
| O V | 760 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 4.0 |
| O VI | 1032 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 3.2 |
| S V | 1037 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 3.2 |
Ne VI | 786.5 | 5.2 | 10.36 | 8.0 |
| Ne VII | 1005 | 5.5 | 21.6 | 4.0 |
| Ne VIII | 973 | 5.6 | 21.6 | 3.3 |
| Ne VIII | 770 | 5.8 | 21.6 | 2.8 |
| Mg VIII | 772 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 3.4 |
| Mg IX | 706 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 3.0 |
| Mg XI | 997 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| Si VII | 1049 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 4.8 |
| Si XII | 521 (2nd) | 6.5 | 8.1 | 2.6 |
| Fe X | 1028 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 6.2 |
| Fe XVIII | 975 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
| Fe XX | 721 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
Auxiliary lines:
Ion | Wavelength (Å) | Log T (K) | FIP (eV) | M/q |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne VIII | 780 | 5.8 | 21.6 | 2.8 |
| Si XII | 499 (2nd) | 6.5 | 8.1 | 2.6 |