Detection of the N2+ First Negative System in a Bright Leonid Fireball

Details Detection of the N2+ First Negative System in a Bright Leonid Fireball Detection of the N2+ First Negative System in a Bright Leonid Fireball

2004-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412264v1

Astrophys.J. 618 (2004) L141-144

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages including 4 figures, Accepted on 2004 Nov. 30 for publication in ApJ Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/427772

An ultraviolet-visible spectrum between 300 and 450 nm of a cometary meteoroid that originated from 55P/Tempel-Tuttle was investigated, and its new molecules, induced by atmospheric interaction, were discovered. The spectroscopy was carried out using an intensified high-definition TV camera with a slitless reflection grating during the 2001 Leonid meteor shower over Japan. A best-fit calculation mixed with atoms and molecules confirmed the first discovery of N2+ (B-X) bands in the UV meteor spectrum. The N2+ temperature was estimated to be 10,000 K with a low number density of 1.55 x 10^5 cm-3. Such unexpectedly strong ultraviolet emission, in particular for N2+(1,0) at 353.4 nm, is supposed to be formed through the wide dimensions of high-temperature regions caused by a large meteoroid. Spectroscopic observations of reentry capsules will provide us with good opportunities for confirming the discovered N2+.

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