Evidence for the nucleus rotation in streamer patterns of Comet Halley's dust tail

Details Evidence for the nucleus rotation in streamer patterns of Comet Halley's dust tail Evidence for the nucleus rotation in streamer patterns of Comet Halley's dust tail

Dec 1987

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Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 139, no. 1, Dec. 1987, p. 5-12.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Photometry, Comet Nuclei, Comet Tails, Cosmic Dust, Halley'S Comet, Dynamic Models, Formalism, Two Body Problem

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A generalized Finson-Probstein formalism was used to analyse the streamer patterns in the dust tail of comet Halley as observed between 22 February and 11 March, 1986. A periodic appearance of a pattern of double streamers was found in the dust tail, indicating a time interval in the emission of this structure of about 6.5 days, if interpreted as synchrones. The time interval between the emission of the two components of each double streamer is about 2.5 days. The results are discussed with respect to the rotation of Halley's nucleus.

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