NICER observation list: Target ID 354304
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354304
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy115
- 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 |
| 3543040101 |
77.202 |
75.317 |
137.011 |
20.085 |
58962.6507 |
58962.6789 |
947.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58966.7 |
58976 |
| 3543040201 |
77.204 |
75.319 |
137.011 |
20.086 |
58963.1023 |
58963.1303 |
1258.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58967.7 |
58977 |
| 3543040301 |
77.207 |
75.320 |
137.009 |
20.088 |
58965.1127 |
58965.1299 |
0.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58969.7 |
58979 |