A VLA search for 2-cm continuum radiation from Comet Halley

Details A VLA search for 2-cm continuum radiation from Comet Halley A VLA search for 2-cm continuum radiation from Comet Halley

May 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987icar...70..264h&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 70, May 1987, p. 264-268.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Continuous Radiation, Halley'S Comet, Very Large Array (Vla), Cometary Atmospheres, Flux Density, Radio Astronomy, Comets, Halley, Radiation, Emissions, Grains, Ice, Halos, Density, Flux, Particles, Refractory Material, Source, Earth-Based Observations, Orbital Elements, Comparisons, Astronomy, Radio Waves

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The authors used the VLA to search for continuum emission from icy grains in a halo around Comet Halley in mid November 1985. They found the 3σ upper limit to the 2-cm flux density from the comet to be 1×10-4Jy, which is consistent with the detections at 1.3 and 3.5 mm by W. J. Altenhoff et al. (1986) only if the emission comes from particles which do not radiate efficiently at centimeter wavelengths. These particles could be slightly dirty submillimeter-sized icy grains or small refractory grains.

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