NICER observation list: Target ID 354320
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354320
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy146
- 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 |
| 3543200101 |
154.485 |
68.925 |
140.574 |
42.561 |
58994.1858 |
58994.2164 |
2413.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58998.9 |
59008 |
| 3543200201 |
154.485 |
68.925 |
140.574 |
42.561 |
58994.7020 |
58994.7329 |
2488.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
58998.9 |
59008 |
| 3543200301 |
154.484 |
68.925 |
140.574 |
42.561 |
58996.7021 |
58996.7331 |
2507.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59000.7 |
59010 |