NICER observation list: Target ID 354302
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354302
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy110
- 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 |
| 3543020101 |
69.243 |
74.416 |
136.527 |
17.869 |
58958.7148 |
58958.7382 |
1473.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58962.8 |
58972 |
| 3543020201 |
69.238 |
74.414 |
136.528 |
17.867 |
58959.1689 |
58959.1961 |
1631.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58963.8 |
58973 |
| 3543020301 |
69.242 |
74.414 |
136.528 |
17.868 |
58961.1667 |
58961.1956 |
330.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58965.6 |
58975 |