NICER observation list: Target ID 354345
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354345
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY260
- 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 |
| 3543450101 |
238.209 |
-23.511 |
348.084 |
23.056 |
59106.1553 |
59106.1715 |
812.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59110.6 |
59120 |
| 3543450201 |
238.209 |
-23.511 |
348.084 |
23.056 |
59108.1422 |
59108.1653 |
395.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59112.6 |
59122 |
| 3543450301 |
238.209 |
-23.511 |
348.084 |
23.057 |
59110.1438 |
59110.1562 |
0.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59114.7 |
59124 |