NICER observation list: Target ID 354305
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354305
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy117
- 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 |
| 3543050101 |
81.912 |
75.704 |
137.263 |
21.302 |
58964.7178 |
58964.7426 |
862.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58968.7 |
58978 |
| 3543050201 |
81.911 |
75.704 |
137.263 |
21.302 |
58965.2289 |
58965.2588 |
961.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58969.7 |
58979 |
| 3543050301 |
81.912 |
75.704 |
137.263 |
21.303 |
58968.8525 |
58968.8704 |
11.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58973.8 |
58982 |