NICER observation list: Target ID 354336
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354336
- Target Name = comet2017-t2-doy178
- 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 |
| 3543360101 |
185.258 |
44.986 |
139.752 |
71.136 |
59026.2635 |
59026.2817 |
1162.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59030.7 |
59040 |
| 3543360201 |
185.258 |
44.987 |
139.752 |
71.135 |
59026.7755 |
59026.7949 |
1295.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59030.7 |
59040 |
| 3543360301 |
185.256 |
44.992 |
139.750 |
71.130 |
59028.6471 |
59028.7164 |
0.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59032.7 |
59042 |