First Approach to Line Shift Determination

When analyzing SUMER data, problems may arise while trying to calibrate the resting position of an observed line, because (a) the slit image on the detector is curved, and (b) the line position may vary within an extended observation time period.

The following images show center-of-gravity variations averaged over pixels with an intensity considered "significant". The scan was taken in Mg X.


The following images demonstrate the effect of subtracting these average variations from the initially determined lineshifts: The first example is again Mg X (initial data, detector effect correction, temporal effect correction), the second example is the same for N V.

Mg 10

N V

While the final results still cannot be called "calibrated" in a narrow sense, at least some bias is eliminated and the images may give a better overview of what is really going on. For example, in the final N V image, the faint prominence at the very north edge shows different velocities for the upper and lower part of the "tube", hinting to a rotational movement.


IED, 13.Oct.97