Coronagraphic observations of Si X 1430 nm acquired by DKIST/Cryo-NIRSP with methods for telluric absorption correction

We report commissioning observations of the Si X 1430 nm solar coronal line observed coronagraphically with the Cryogenic Near-Infrared Spectropolarimeter (Cryo-NIRSP) at the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). These are the first known spatially resolved observations of this spectral line, which has strong potential as a coronal magnetic field diagnostic. The observations target a complex active region located on the solar northeast limb on 4 March 2022. We present a first analysis of this data, which extracts the spectral line properties through a careful treatment of the variable atmospheric transmission that is known to impact this spectral window. Rastered images are created and compared with EUV observations from the SDO/AIA instrument. A method for estimating the electron density from the Si X observations is then demonstrated that makes use of the forbidden line's density-sensitive emissivity and an emission-measure analysis of the SDO/AIA bandpass observations. In addition, we derive an effective temperature and non-thermal line width across the region. This study informs the calibration approaches required for more routine observations of this promising diagnostic line.
Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ