Airborne infrared spectroscopy of Comet Wilson (1986l) and comparisons with Comet Halley

Details Airborne infrared spectroscopy of Comet Wilson (1986l) and comparisons with Comet Halley Airborne infrared spectroscopy of Comet Wilson (1986l) and comparisons with Comet Halley

Mar 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989apj...338.1106l&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 338, March 15, 1989, p. 1106-1114.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Comet Nuclei, Halley'S Comet, Infrared Spectra, Absorption Spectra, Abundance, Methane, Molecular Excitation, Near Infrared Radiation, Water, Comets, Wilson, Infrared, Spectroscopy, Wavelengths, Halley, Water, Comparisons, Aircraft Observations, Kao Aircraft, Methane, Spectra, Intensity, Production Rates, Abundance, Models, Excitation, Emissions, Flow, Distribution, Origin, Formation, Analysis

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H2O and possibly CH4 have been detected in near-infrared spectra of Comet Wilson (1986l). The observed number and relative intensities of cometary H2O lines in the nu3 band at 2.65 microns were consistent with fluorescent excitation pumped by solar infrared photons. The H2O production rate in Comet Wilson was approximately 3 x 10 to the 29th/s at R = 1.2 AU; no pronounced temporal variability was observed. Lines in the nu3 band of CH4 at 3.3 microns were possibly detected at the 3 sigma confidence level. The CH4 abundance is in the range CH4/H2O = 0.014-0.045; the uncertainty is due primarily to the assumed effective excitation temperature of CH4. The CH4 abundance in this dynamically 'new' comet is similar to that observed in P/Halley. These values are low for equilibrium compositional models and very high for disequilibrium condensation in the solar nebula.

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