NICER observation list: Target ID 354329
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354329
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy164
- 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 |
| 3543290101 |
175.685 |
55.931 |
141.474 |
58.655 |
59012.5130 |
59012.5437 |
2550.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59016.7 |
59026 |
| 3543290201 |
175.685 |
55.931 |
141.474 |
58.656 |
59013.0292 |
59013.0595 |
2189.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59017.7 |
59027 |
| 3543290301 |
175.685 |
55.930 |
141.474 |
58.656 |
59015.0292 |
59015.0581 |
2384.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59019.7 |
59029 |