NICER observation list: Target ID 354323
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354323
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy152
- 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 |
| 3543230101 |
163.004 |
65.100 |
141.045 |
47.611 |
59000.1224 |
59000.1530 |
2311.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59004.7 |
59014 |
| 3543230201 |
163.005 |
65.100 |
141.045 |
47.611 |
59000.6386 |
59000.6692 |
2495.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59004.7 |
59014 |
| 3543230301 |
163.004 |
65.100 |
141.045 |
47.611 |
59002.6388 |
59002.6694 |
2490.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59011.9 |
59016 |