NICER observation list: Target ID 354308
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354308
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy123
- 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 |
| 3543080101 |
97.271 |
76.315 |
137.990 |
24.995 |
58970.7797 |
58970.8042 |
743.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58974.7 |
58984 |
| 3543080201 |
97.286 |
76.317 |
137.988 |
24.999 |
58971.2333 |
58971.2535 |
765.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
58981.0 |
58985 |
| 3543080301 |
97.282 |
76.315 |
137.990 |
24.997 |
58969.2340 |
58969.2535 |
1320.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58973.8 |
58983 |