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Scientific paper
Sep 2006
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Chandra Proposal ID #08108279
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Chandra Proposal Id #08108279
Scientific paper
We propose to utilize the extreme outburst of Comet 17P/Holmes for novel X-ray studies with Chandra. Due to the nature of the outburst, we expect the gas coma to be collisionally thick to charge exchange, providing the maximum surface brightness. At a heliocentric distance of 2.5 AU, 1.0 AU more than any other comet observed with Chandra, it will not only allow us to probe the solar wind at a far distance, but it will also provide an unprecedented viewing geometry - we will see the comet from almost the direction as the incident solar wind. Thus, by utilizing the high spatial resolution of Chandra, it should be possible to explore the spectral evolution across the face of the coma. The ecliptic latitude of the comet is 19 deg, so that there is a possibility that this will become the first Chandra observation of a comet which is interacting with the polar solar wind or in the transition zone between the ecliptic and polar winds.
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