Simulated CME kinematic profiles. Solid lines indicate the unperturbed torus instability. Dashed lines from right to left correspond to increasing durations (6 τ_A up to 10τ_A) of an upward, linearly rising velocity perturbation, resulting in fundamentally different acceleration profiles. The SunCET FOV (0–4 R_⊙; indicated in light blue) covers and extends beyond this simulation. Adapted from Schrijver et al. (2008), Figure 7.