Activity of comet P/Halley 23-25 March, 1986 - IUE observations

Details Activity of comet P/Halley 23-25 March, 1986 - IUE observations Activity of comet P/Halley 23-25 March, 1986 - IUE observations

Nov 1987

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 187, no. 1-2, Nov. 1987, p. 333-338.

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Abundance, Brightness Distribution, Emission Spectra, Halley'S Comet, Spaceborne Astronomy, Ultraviolet Spectra, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Iue, Light Curve, Plasma Physics, Spectrum Analysis, Visible Spectrum

Scientific paper

A large but gradual increase in the brightness of the emission bands of comet Halley and, thus, in the coma abundance of OH, CS, CO2(+), and dust was observed with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite from Mar. 23 to 25, 1986. This brightness change was also monitored by the Fine Error Sensor (FES) tracking and acquisition camera at a higher temporal resolution than that of the spectrophotometric measurements. The amplitude of the increase varied among the species, depending on the lifetime of the parent molecule. By comparing the FES light curve with the optical light curve measured in the light of C2 by Millis and Schleicher (1986), it can be shown that this increase in brightness corresponds to part of the periodic light curve of the comet. None of the IUE observations show evidence of the large increase in H2O reported to have occurred on March 24.7 by Weaver et al. (1986). It is concluded that the activity reported here is controlled primarily by photodissociation and ionization of molecules ejected form an active area of the nucleus that rotates into the field of view of the sun approximately every 7.4 days.

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