NICER observation list: Target ID 354352
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354352
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY286
- 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 |
| 3543520101 |
262.398 |
-27.054 |
359.696 |
3.995 |
59132.1926 |
59132.2035 |
868.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59136.6 |
59146 |
| 3543520201 |
262.398 |
-27.054 |
359.696 |
3.995 |
59134.1961 |
59134.2065 |
848.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59138.6 |
59148 |
| 3543520301 |
262.399 |
-27.054 |
359.696 |
3.995 |
59136.2033 |
59136.2104 |
367.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59140.6 |
59150 |