Volatiles in the Cometary Nuclei
Abstract
The argument for the similarity of the composition of cometary volatiles to that of interstellar molecules has been strengthened by the analysis of CO+ and CO{2/+} emission of the comet West. The strong 6300 Å emission of oxygen atoms can be interpreted in terms of photodissociation of OH by the solar Lyman-alpha radiation, and not as being due to photo-dissociation of CO2 of speculatively large amount.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics and Space Science
- Pub Date:
- September 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BF00642478
- Bibcode:
- 1977Ap&SS..51..241S
- Keywords:
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- Chemical Composition;
- Comet Nuclei;
- Interstellar Chemistry;
- Vapors;
- Astronomical Models;
- Chemical Reactions;
- Comet Tails;
- Emission Spectra;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Astrophysics