NICER observation list: Target ID 354327
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354327
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy160
- 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 |
| 3543270101 |
171.670 |
59.406 |
141.435 |
54.572 |
59007.9951 |
59008.0259 |
2091.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59026.8 |
59022 |
| 3543270201 |
171.670 |
59.406 |
141.435 |
54.572 |
59008.5120 |
59008.5421 |
2488.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59026.8 |
59022 |
| 3543270301 |
171.669 |
59.406 |
141.435 |
54.572 |
59010.5112 |
59010.5334 |
1725.0 |
52 |
10 |
VALIDATED |
59025.8 |
59024 |