NICER observation list: Target ID 354343
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354343
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY256
- 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 |
| 3543430101 |
234.717 |
-22.648 |
346.117 |
25.860 |
59102.0130 |
59102.0366 |
1685.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59106.7 |
59116 |
| 3543430201 |
234.717 |
-22.648 |
346.117 |
25.860 |
59104.0112 |
59104.0414 |
1469.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59108.6 |
59118 |
| 3543430301 |
234.717 |
-22.648 |
346.117 |
25.860 |
59106.0259 |
59106.0428 |
595.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59110.6 |
59120 |