NICER observation list: Target ID 354326
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354326
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy158
- 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 |
| 3543260101 |
169.760 |
60.857 |
141.371 |
52.838 |
59006.0592 |
59006.0900 |
2329.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59012.8 |
59020 |
| 3543260201 |
169.759 |
60.857 |
141.371 |
52.838 |
59006.5752 |
59006.6062 |
2512.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59012.9 |
59020 |
| 3543260301 |
169.759 |
60.856 |
141.371 |
52.838 |
59008.5762 |
59008.6065 |
2509.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59026.8 |
59022 |