NICER observation list: Target ID 354321
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354321
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy148
- 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 |
| 3543210101 |
157.685 |
67.653 |
140.751 |
44.294 |
58996.2502 |
58996.2815 |
2505.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59000.7 |
59010 |
| 3543210201 |
157.686 |
67.653 |
140.750 |
44.294 |
58996.7666 |
58996.7977 |
2506.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59000.7 |
59010 |
| 3543210301 |
157.685 |
67.652 |
140.751 |
44.294 |
58998.7670 |
58998.7970 |
2425.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59002.7 |
59012 |