NICER observation list: Target ID 354354
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354354
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY300
- 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 |
| 3543540101 |
276.447 |
-27.224 |
5.820 |
-6.905 |
59146.2494 |
59146.2623 |
0.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59150.7 |
59160 |
| 3543540201 |
276.447 |
-27.224 |
5.820 |
-6.905 |
59148.1836 |
59148.2162 |
331.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59152.8 |
59162 |
| 3543540301 |
276.447 |
-27.224 |
5.820 |
-6.905 |
59150.1991 |
59150.2171 |
350.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59156.0 |
59164 |