NICER observation list: Target ID 354355
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354355
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY301
- 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 |
| 3543550101 |
277.411 |
-27.185 |
6.245 |
-7.652 |
59147.1538 |
59147.1664 |
0.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59151.7 |
59161 |
| 3543550201 |
277.411 |
-27.185 |
6.245 |
-7.652 |
59149.1539 |
59149.1845 |
179.0 |
51 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59153.7 |
59163 |
| 3543550301 |
277.411 |
-27.185 |
6.245 |
-7.652 |
59151.1549 |
59151.1694 |
0.0 |
48 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
59156.1 |
59165 |