Ejection Velocities of Meteoroids from Comet Surfaces

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Nov 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001jimo...29..176i&link_type=abstract

WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization, vol. 29, no. 5, p. 176-181

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We present a model for the emission velocity of meteoritic material from a comet's surface, based on solar ablation, using fewer parameters than the well-established classical model by Fred Whipple. We also evaluate the binding energy of the meteoroids through a dimensional analysis equation. The role of the lithostatic pressure stored into the original comet's core is discussed for its relationship with cometary jets. Knowing the dynamical history of the meteoroids, the luminosity of the brightest meteors becomes an indicator of their ejection process. We propose tests for the 2001-2006 Leonid displays.

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