NICER observation list: Target ID 354347
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354347
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY264
- 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 |
Status of Processing |
Date of Processing |
Public date |
| 3543470101 |
241.689 |
-24.281 |
349.94314 |
20.27639 |
59110.0794 |
59110.0921 |
545.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59114.7 |
59124 |
| 3543470201 |
241.689 |
-24.282 |
349.94307 |
20.27594 |
59112.1028 |
59112.1748 |
854.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59116.7 |
59126 |
| 3543470301 |
241.687 |
-24.281 |
349.94265 |
20.27785 |
59113.1285 |
59113.1431 |
93.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59117.7 |
59127 |