Finite lifetime fragment model for synchronic band formation in dust tails of comets

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Oct 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990icar...87..403n&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 87, Oct. 1990, p. 403-411.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Comet Tails, Cometary Atmospheres, Cosmic Dust, Comets, Fragmentation, Halley'S Comet

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Synchronic band (SYB) formation in comet dust tails is explained on the basis of a finite lifetime fragment model. Parent particles ejected from the comet nucleus break up at various times, and fragments with a finite lifetime are produced. The observed SYB is produced by the new fragments; it is formed within the lifetime. The model has been applied to SYBs in three comets, and the SYB particle lifetime was found to range from 25 to 70 days. The model describes well the shape of a SYB of Comet West.

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