NICER observation list: Target ID 354334
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354334
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy174
- 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 |
| 3543340101 |
182.897 |
48.039 |
140.676 |
67.693 |
59022.3840 |
59022.3998 |
1089.7 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59026.9 |
59036 |
| 3543340201 |
182.905 |
48.037 |
140.665 |
67.697 |
59022.9666 |
59022.9787 |
921.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59027.6 |
59036 |
| 3543340301 |
182.903 |
48.037 |
140.667 |
67.696 |
59024.9675 |
59024.9840 |
1116.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59029.6 |
59038 |