NICER observation list: Target ID 354325
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354325
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy156
- 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 |
| 3543250101 |
167.716 |
62.277 |
141.285 |
51.117 |
59004.1233 |
59004.1539 |
2487.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59012.0 |
59018 |
| 3543250201 |
167.716 |
62.277 |
141.285 |
51.117 |
59004.6395 |
59004.6701 |
2489.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59012.0 |
59018 |
| 3543250301 |
167.717 |
62.277 |
141.284 |
51.117 |
59006.6396 |
59006.6704 |
2493.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59012.9 |
59020 |