NICER observation list: Target ID 354344
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354344
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY258
- 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 |
| 3543440101 |
236.450 |
-23.088 |
347.107 |
24.467 |
59104.0856 |
59104.1062 |
1340.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59108.6 |
59118 |
| 3543440201 |
236.450 |
-23.088 |
347.107 |
24.467 |
59106.0769 |
59106.1076 |
1076.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59110.6 |
59120 |
| 3543440301 |
236.451 |
-23.088 |
347.107 |
24.466 |
59108.0776 |
59108.0910 |
86.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59112.6 |
59122 |