The isotope ratio 12C/13C in comet 1973 XII Kohoutek.
Abstract
Comparing the intensity of the 12C'3C (1-0) band head with those of the 12C12C (1-0) and (2-0) band heads, we derive the isotope ratio 12Ci'3C as 95j40. This value is essentially the same as those of Comet 1963 I Ikeya and Comet 1969 IX Tago-Sato-Kosaka, and is in good agreement with those observed in other objects of the solar system. Key words: Abundance; 12C!'3C ratio; Comets.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
- Pub Date:
- 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975PASJ...27..107K
- Keywords:
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- Abundance;
- Atomic Spectra;
- Carbon Isotopes;
- Kohoutek Comet;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Carbon 12;
- Carbon 13;
- Densitometers;
- Mass Ratios;
- Astrophysics