NICER observation list: Target ID 354333
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354333
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy172
- 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 |
| 3543330101 |
181.548 |
49.690 |
140.981 |
65.823 |
59020.3854 |
59020.4025 |
1370.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59024.9 |
59034 |
| 3543330201 |
181.548 |
49.690 |
140.980 |
65.822 |
59020.9012 |
59020.9181 |
951.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59024.9 |
59034 |
| 3543330301 |
181.548 |
49.690 |
140.980 |
65.823 |
59022.9015 |
59022.9144 |
893.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59026.9 |
59036 |