Periodic variation in the water production of comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) observed with the Odin satellite

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Jul 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009a%26a...501..359b&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 501, Issue 1, 2009, pp.359-366

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astrochemistry, Comets: General, Comets: Individual: C/2001 Q4 (Neat), Radio Lines: Solar System, Submillimetre

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Context: Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) was extensively studied with the 1.1-m submillimetre telescope of the Odin satellite. The H2O line at 557 GHz was regularly observed from 6 March to 16 May 2004 and nearly continuously monitored during 3 periods between 26 April and 2 May 2004. Aims: This last set of data shows periodic variations in the line intensity, and we looked for characterising the long- and short-term behaviour of this comet. Methods: We used the variance ratio method and χ2 minimization to find the period of variation in the water production rate and simulations to infer its amplitude at the nucleus surface. Results: A 40% periodic variation in the water production rate is measured with a period of 0.816±0.004 day (19.58±0.1 h). The comet also exhibits a seasonal effect with a mean peak of outgassing around 2.7×1029 molec. s-1 taking place about 18 days before perihelion.
Odin is a Swedish-led satellite project funded jointly
by the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB), the Canadian Space Agency
(CSA), the National Technology Agency of Finland (Tekes) and the
Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES, France).
The Swedish Space Corporation is the
prime contractor, also responsible for Odin operations.

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