NICER observation list: Target ID 354307
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354307
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy121
- 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 |
| 3543070101 |
92.006 |
76.209 |
137.752 |
23.759 |
58968.6473 |
58968.6764 |
1000.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58973.8 |
58982 |
| 3543070201 |
92.008 |
76.209 |
137.753 |
23.759 |
58969.1637 |
58969.1924 |
1500.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58973.8 |
58983 |
| 3543070301 |
91.999 |
76.209 |
137.752 |
23.757 |
58971.1661 |
58971.1914 |
1029.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
58981.0 |
58985 |