NICER observation list: Target ID 354303
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354303
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy113
- 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 |
| 3543030101 |
73.259 |
74.914 |
136.781 |
19.017 |
58960.7154 |
58960.7440 |
1094.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58964.6 |
58974 |
| 3543030201 |
73.257 |
74.913 |
136.782 |
19.016 |
58961.2316 |
58961.2600 |
1623.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58965.6 |
58975 |
| 3543030301 |
73.256 |
74.913 |
136.782 |
19.016 |
58963.2310 |
58963.2595 |
437.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58967.7 |
58977 |