VSO Data Archive NSO

Data Served

The Digital Library of the National Solar Observatory provides data through its VSO server interface to the following:

the Kitt Peak Vaccum Telescope Spectromagnetograph, beginning 19 Apr 1992
the Kitt Peak Vaccum Telescope 512-channel Magnetograph, from 1 Feb 1974 through 10 Apr 1993
the Sacramento Peak Evans Solar Facility Spectroheliograph, from 5 Dec 1996 through 28 May 1999
(the Kitt Peak McMath-Pierce Facility Solar Fourier Transfrom Spectrometer) (no searchable data yet present)

Data Retrieval

The Download links provide direct browser access to the requested data files.

The NSO Data Registry

% Begin Resource registry entry
Provider:NSO
  Data_Status = online

  Key_Parameter : Source
  Source_Range : KPVT Evans McMath

    Source:KPVT
    Key_Parameter : Instrument
    Instrument_Range : Spectromagnetograph "512-channel Magnetograph"
    Instrument:Spectromagnetograph

      Key_Parameter_0 : Observation_Time
      Key_Range_0 :     1992.04.19_00:00 - 2003.07.25_20:34
      Key_Parameter_1 : Observable
      Key_Range_1 :     LOS_Magnetogram Doppler Continuum_Intensity \
          Line_Depth Equivalent_Width Unclassified
        Observable:Continuum_Intensity = pseudo_continuum_intensities helium_intensities
        Observable:Line_Depth = line_depths helium_line_strengths
        Observable:Equivalent_Width = equivalent_widths
        Observable:LOS_Magnetogram = magnetograms
        Observable:Doppler = doppler_shifts
      Key_Parameter_2 : Spectral_Range
      Key_Unit_2 :      Angstrom
      Key_Range_2 :     5507 8688 10830
        Spectral_Range:10830 = helium_intensities helium_line_strengths

    Instrument:"512-channel Magnetograph"

      Key_Parameter_0 : Observation_Time
      Key_Range_0 :     1974.02.01_20:00 - 1993.04.10_20:03
      Key_Parameter_1 : Observable
      Key_Range_1 :     LOS_Magnetogram Line_Depth Continuum_Intensity
        Observable:Continuum_Intensity = helium_intensities
        Observable:Line_Depth = helium_line_strengths
        Observable:LOS_Magnetogram = magnetograms
      Key_Parameter_2 : Spectral_Range
      Key_Unit_2 :      Angstrom
      Key_Range_2 :     5507 8688 10830

    Source:Evans
      Instrument = Spectroheliograph
      Observable = Line_Intensity
      Key_Parameter_0 : Observation_Time
      Key_Range_0 :     1996.02.05_15:16 - 1999.05.28_13:55
      Key_Parameter_2 : Spectral_Range
      Key_Unit_2 :      Angstrom
      Key_Range_2 :     3934 6563
        Spectral_Range:3934 = cak cak_offlamb
        Spectral_Range:6563 = h_alpha h_alpha_offlam

  Source:McMath
    Instrument = Solar FTS Spectrometer

%  No information on search dates or other parameters
    Key_Parameter_1 : Observable
    Key_Range_1 :     Unclassified
    Observable:Unclassified = interferograms fts
% End Resource registry entry

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