NICER observation list: Target ID 354348
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354348
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY268
- 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 |
| 3543480101 |
244.659 |
-24.871 |
351.46075 |
17.91286 |
59113.3078 |
59113.3368 |
1579.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59117.7 |
59127 |
| 3543480201 |
244.660 |
-24.872 |
351.46083 |
17.91145 |
59115.4381 |
59115.4590 |
94.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59119.7 |
59129 |
| 3543480301 |
244.660 |
-24.872 |
351.46075 |
17.91126 |
59117.3752 |
59117.4033 |
0.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59121.7 |
59131 |