NICER observation list: Target ID 354301
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354301
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy109
- Proposal Title = COMET DIAGNOSTICS OF THE SOLAR WIND
- PI = DENNIS BODEWITS
- Proposal Category = OTHER
- Cycle number = 3
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
We will use NICER observations of two comets to characterize the composition of the solar wind during solar minimum and to use the comet as a natural laboratory to study CX emission. First, we will use two different comets as natural space probes to measure the velocity, composition, and freeze-in temperature of the solar wind (cf. Bodewits et al. 2004; 2007). Second, NICER s sensitivity allows us to investigate the emission features between 1 - 2 keV previously seen in comets.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of
Modules |
Number of
Processing |
Status of
Processing |
Date of
Processing |
Public
date |
| 3543010101 |
65.580 |
73.876 |
136.275 |
16.759 |
58956.5972 |
58956.6153 |
1070.0 |
52 |
1 |
VALIDATED |
58961.1 |
58970 |
| 3543010201 |
65.581 |
73.876 |
136.275 |
16.759 |
58957.1069 |
58957.1315 |
1431.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58961.6 |
58971 |
| 3543010301 |
65.581 |
73.874 |
136.276 |
16.758 |
58959.1023 |
58959.1297 |
297.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58963.8 |
58973 |