NICER observation list: Target ID 354358
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354358
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY304
- 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 |
| 3543580101 |
281.060 |
-26.978 |
7.87172 |
-10.48312 |
59150.8323 |
59150.8535 |
0.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59156.0 |
59164 |
| 3543580201 |
281.059 |
-26.978 |
7.87138 |
-10.48288 |
59152.8335 |
59152.8644 |
93.00000 |
48 |
VALIDATED |
59156.8 |
59166 |
| 3543580301 |
281.060 |
-26.978 |
7.87138 |
-10.48308 |
59154.8350 |
59154.8552 |
0.00000 |
48 |
VALIDATED |
59159.7 |
59168 |