NICER observation list: Target ID 354324
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354324
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy154
- 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 |
| 3543240101 |
165.524 |
63.664 |
141.178 |
49.411 |
59002.1871 |
59002.2162 |
2342.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59011.9 |
59016 |
| 3543240201 |
165.524 |
63.664 |
141.178 |
49.411 |
59002.7033 |
59002.7339 |
2477.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59011.9 |
59016 |
| 3543240301 |
165.525 |
63.664 |
141.177 |
49.411 |
59004.7036 |
59004.7345 |
2459.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59012.0 |
59018 |