NICER observation list: Target ID 354340
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354340
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY250
- 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 |
| 3543400101 |
229.905 |
-21.309 |
343.204 |
29.741 |
59096.0674 |
59096.0979 |
1915.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59100.7 |
59110 |
| 3543400201 |
229.905 |
-21.309 |
343.204 |
29.741 |
59098.0704 |
59098.0995 |
2046.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59102.6 |
59112 |
| 3543400301 |
229.905 |
-21.309 |
343.204 |
29.741 |
59100.0722 |
59100.1016 |
1443.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59104.6 |
59114 |