NICER observation list: Target ID 354314
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354314
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy134
- 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 |
| 3543140101 |
128.751 |
74.726 |
139.315 |
32.837 |
58981.8688 |
58981.8938 |
1958.0 |
52 |
8 |
VALIDATED |
58993.8 |
58995 |
| 3543140201 |
128.752 |
74.725 |
139.316 |
32.838 |
58982.3825 |
58982.4097 |
2061.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58987.9 |
58996 |
| 3543140301 |
128.758 |
74.727 |
139.313 |
32.839 |
58984.4463 |
58984.4578 |
884.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58988.8 |
58998 |