NICER observation list: Target ID 354330
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354330
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy166
- 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 |
| 3543300101 |
177.346 |
54.309 |
141.427 |
60.534 |
59014.5778 |
59014.6072 |
2430.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59018.8 |
59028 |
| 3543300201 |
177.346 |
54.309 |
141.427 |
60.534 |
59015.0940 |
59015.1229 |
2388.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59019.7 |
59029 |
| 3543300301 |
177.346 |
54.309 |
141.427 |
60.534 |
59017.0937 |
59017.1183 |
1966.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59021.7 |
59031 |