CUES: An Introduction to Coronal Velocity Distributions and the Modeling of UVCS/SOHO Emission Lines

This set of notes contains a basic outline of the most relevant aspects of particle velocity distributions in the solar corona, and how they have an impact on the spectral lines that are observed by UVCS/SOHO. It also provides documentation for the CUES numerical code which computes model coronal lines from input velocity distribution parameters. These notes were originally written for undergraduate students who had no prior experience in solar physics or radiative transfer, so I have attempted to keep the discussion at an introductory level. Please give me feedback if I have aimed too high or too low in various areas, however.