NICER observation list: Target ID 354341
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354341
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY252
- 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 |
| 3543410101 |
231.812 |
-21.863 |
344.387 |
28.199 |
59098.4560 |
59098.4875 |
1728.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59102.6 |
59112 |
| 3543410201 |
231.810 |
-21.860 |
344.388 |
28.203 |
59100.4599 |
59100.4898 |
1832.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59104.7 |
59114 |
| 3543410301 |
231.810 |
-21.859 |
344.388 |
28.203 |
59102.4614 |
59102.4919 |
1133.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59106.7 |
59116 |