Cometary atmospheres: Modeling the spatial distribution of observed neutral radicals

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Dec 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986aeri.repts....c&link_type=abstract

Annual Report, 1 Jun. 1985 - 31 Aug. 1986 Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

Mathematics

Cometary Atmospheres, Mathematical Models, Monte Carlo Method, Particle Trajectories, Photodissociation, Brightness, Carbon, Cyanides, Kinematics, Radiation Pressure

Scientific paper

Progress during the second year of a program of research on the modeling of the spatial distributions of cometary radicals is discussed herein in several major areas. New scale length laws for cometary C2 and CN were determined which explain that the previously-held apparent drop of the C2/CN ratio for large heliocentric distances does not exist and that there is no systematic variation. Monte Carlo particle trajectory model (MCPTM) analysis of sunward and anti-sunward brightness profiles of cometary C2 was completed. This analysis implies a lifetime of 31,000 seconds for the C2 parent and an ejection speed for C2 of approximately 0.5 km/sec upon dissociation from the parent. A systematic reanalysis of published C3 and OH data was begun. Preliminary results find a heliocentric distance dependence for C3 scale lengths with a much larger variation than for C2 and CN. Scale lengths for OH are generally somewhat larger than currently accepted values. The MCPTM was updated to include the coma temperature. Finally, the collaborative effort with the University of Arizona programs has yielded some preliminary CCD images of Comet P/Halley.

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