NICER observation list: Target ID 354332
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354332
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy170
- 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 |
| 3543320101 |
180.213 |
51.237 |
141.194 |
64.060 |
59018.4481 |
59018.4678 |
1493.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59022.7 |
59032 |
| 3543320201 |
180.214 |
51.238 |
141.191 |
64.060 |
59018.9660 |
59018.9840 |
1156.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59023.7 |
59032 |
| 3543320301 |
180.211 |
51.237 |
141.196 |
64.059 |
59020.9637 |
59020.9824 |
1243.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59025.8 |
59034 |