NICER observation list: Target ID 354318
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354318
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy142
- 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 |
| 3543180101 |
147.571 |
71.147 |
140.204 |
39.335 |
58990.2499 |
58990.2787 |
2228.0 |
52 |
8 |
VALIDATED |
59011.8 |
59004 |
| 3543180201 |
147.569 |
71.148 |
140.204 |
39.334 |
58990.7665 |
58990.7949 |
2238.0 |
52 |
7 |
VALIDATED |
59003.6 |
59004 |
| 3543180301 |
147.568 |
71.147 |
140.204 |
39.334 |
58992.7018 |
58992.7312 |
2351.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58996.6 |
59006 |