NICER observation list: Target ID 354315
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354315
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy136
- 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 |
| 3543150101 |
135.006 |
73.844 |
139.590 |
34.732 |
58984.3817 |
58984.4083 |
2095.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58988.8 |
58998 |
| 3543150201 |
134.998 |
73.843 |
139.593 |
34.731 |
58984.8965 |
58984.9245 |
2101.0 |
52 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
58988.8 |
58998 |
| 3543150301 |
134.997 |
73.843 |
139.593 |
34.730 |
58986.9608 |
58986.9755 |
1073.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
58993.8 |
59000 |