NICER observation list: Target ID 354313
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354313
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy132
- 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 |
| 3543130101 |
122.251 |
75.407 |
139.036 |
31.046 |
58979.4140 |
58979.4431 |
2056.0 |
52 |
1 |
VALIDATED |
58983.9 |
58993 |
| 3543130201 |
122.260 |
75.408 |
139.035 |
31.048 |
58979.9299 |
58979.9588 |
2214.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
59009.9 |
58993 |
| 3543130301 |
122.256 |
75.407 |
139.036 |
31.047 |
58981.9313 |
58981.9588 |
2120.0 |
52 |
8 |
VALIDATED |
58993.8 |
58995 |