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Imaging the aurora
Harald U. FreySpace Sciences Laboratory
University of California at Berkeley
Credit:D. Hutchinson
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Outline
1. Optical properties of the aurora2. Principles of optical detectors3. Instruments for observations from space4. Instruments for observations from ground5. Analyzing auroral images
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Aurora is the result of a chain of interactions• Sun• Solar wind• Magnetosphere• Atomic physics
• Source• Transmission• Storage, Acceleration• Light emission
The aurora watcher’s handbook
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Aurora seen in different “light”
X-Ray
VisibleFar Ultraviolet
Extreme Ultraviolet
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Aurora exists in other worlds too
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The electromagnetic spectrum
Energy of a photon: λ/hcE =Visible: 2 eVUltraviolet: 10 eVX-Ray: 10000 eV
The electron volt is a very tiny energy unit. You need 1020 of them to make any effect.
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The optical spectrum of aurora
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Electronic states of an atom (oxygen)
Proton ElectronNeutron
Ground state Excited stateLight or particle
Light
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Excited levels of oxygen (term scheme)
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Oxygen atom specific photons, e.g. 557.7, 630 nm
Nitrogen molecule specificphotons, e.g. 427.8 nm
Electron aurorafrom space
Aurora is created by energetic electronsComposition of atmosphere
Electron is “lost” (precipitated)
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The auroral spectrumSensitivity of the human eye
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Absorption of light in the atmosphere
Background signal from dayglow
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The photometric unit Rayleigh
Radiance L (apparent surface brightness) is given in: Photons cm-1 s-1 sr-1
4 π L is then given in Rayleigh1 R = 106 photons cm-2 s-1
Solid angle Ω = A / r2 (sr)
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2. Principles of optical detectors
Important quantities are:- Position information- Magnitude of signal (brightness)
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For an electron to be excited from thevalence band to the conduction band
hν / Eg
h = Planck constant (6.6310-34 Joule•sec)ν = frequency of light (cycles/sec) = λ/c Eg = energy gap of material (electron-volts)
Principle of a Charged Coupled Device (CCD)
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Transfer of charge
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Frame-transfer versus Line-transfer
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Other position sensitive devices
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Cross-delay line detector
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3. Instruments for observations from space
Examples:- Viking- IMAGE- ISUAL (Imager for Sprites and Upper Atmospheric Lightning)
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Optical system of Viking spacecraft
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IMAGE WIC Camera
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IMAGE Spectro-graphic Imager
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Discreetness of light, Value of long exposures
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Time-Delayed Integration (TDI)
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4. Instruments for observations from ground
Fisheye opticsAll-sky cameraVan Rhijn Effect
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Wide angle photography and distortions
Focal length of optics:>80 mm: Telephoto50 mm: Normal human perspective30 mm: Wide angle10 mm: Fisheye
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Corona
Credit: B. Walker
Credit: T. Trondsen
Credit: J. Curtis
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Fisheye optics and all-sky camera
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There is no point on Earth that is always under the auroral oval
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Apparent motion of auroral oval
All-sky camera is looking up to the sky and sees from one to the other horizon
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The van Rhijn Effect
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5. Analyzing auroral images
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Spatial scale of aurora and resolution of observations
30-120 seconds 1-5 seconds 30 milliseconds
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Small scale distortions
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Movie of curls
40 km
30 km
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Spacecraft flight over auroral oval
View like sitting in an airplane and looking out of window.
1000 km
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Mapping of all-sky images
Minimum elevation 0o Minimum elevation 8o
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Green auroral arcs
Credit: D. Hutchinson
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Red auroras
Credit: P. Hoffmann
Credit: Y.Kamide
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Credit: S. Lichti
Credit: NASA
Different altitudes of
colors
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Extracting altitude and information about mean energy of electrons
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Substorm
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Breakup of pre-existing arc
West East
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That’s all folks!
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OI, 557.7 nm OI, 557.7 nm
N2, 427.8 nm
N2, 427.8
Hα, Hβ, Ly-α
Aurora as created by energetic protons
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Apparent motion of auroral oval over South Pole station
South
North
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Conjugacy
Credit: L. Frank
Credit: N. Sato