NICER observation list: Target ID 354316
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354316
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy138
- 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 |
| 3543160101 |
140.733 |
72.790 |
139.861 |
36.672 |
58986.8961 |
58986.9111 |
1034.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
58993.8 |
59000 |
| 3543160201 |
140.731 |
72.789 |
139.862 |
36.672 |
58987.4120 |
58987.4403 |
2101.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58993.9 |
59001 |
| 3543160301 |
140.735 |
72.790 |
139.861 |
36.672 |
58989.4125 |
58989.4361 |
1859.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59011.8 |
59003 |