NICER observation list: Target ID 354312
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354312
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy130
- 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 |
| 3543120101 |
116.852 |
75.819 |
138.808 |
29.657 |
58977.5509 |
58977.5586 |
402.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58983.8 |
58991 |
| 3543120201 |
116.865 |
75.816 |
138.811 |
29.661 |
58977.9944 |
58978.0127 |
1220.0 |
52 |
1 |
VALIDATED |
58983.8 |
58992 |
| 3543120301 |
116.870 |
75.816 |
138.810 |
29.662 |
58979.9947 |
58980.0236 |
2188.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59009.9 |
58994 |