Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988icar...76..253s&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 76, Nov. 1988, p. 253-269. Research supported by the Finnish Academy of Sciences.
Physics
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Comet Nuclei, Energy Transfer, Light Scattering, Monte Carlo Method, Thermal Radiation, Anisotropy, Cometary Atmospheres, Cosmic Dust, Energy Absorption, Optical Thickness, Photons
Scientific paper
A Monte Carlo simulation method is presented that can, to an accuracy of a few percent, calculate the effects of a dusty coma on the total energy input to the cometary nucleus. This method treats nonconservative nonisotropic scattering, as well as the reflection from the nucleus surface. Results are presented as a function of the optical thickness of the dust column in the sun-comet axis. The total energy input to the nucleus appears to be only weakly dependent on the opacity of the coma, the radial distribution of the dust, or the details of the extinction processes.
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