NICER observation list: Target ID 354360
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354360
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY306
- 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 |
| 3543600101 |
282.333 |
-26.884 |
8.447 |
-11.473 |
59152.1239 |
59152.1546 |
180.0 |
48 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
59156.8 |
59166 |
| 3543600201 |
282.334 |
-26.884 |
8.447 |
-11.473 |
59154.1247 |
59154.1556 |
376.0 |
48 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59159.7 |
59168 |
| 3543600301 |
282.334 |
-26.884 |
8.447 |
-11.473 |
59156.1263 |
59156.1493 |
0.0 |
48 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59160.7 |
59170 |