H2O+ ions in the plasma tail of comet Ikeya-Zhang

Details H2O+ ions in the plasma tail of comet Ikeya-Zhang H2O+ ions in the plasma tail of comet Ikeya-Zhang

Jul 2002

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Publications of the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade (ISSN 0373-3742), No. 73, p. 73 - 80 (2002). In: Proceedings of the Thi

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Comets, Plasma Tails, Water

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We present observations of comet Ikeya-Zhang, obtained on May 4, 2002 with the Focal Reducer Rozhen (FoReRo), attached to the 2-m telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory, Rozhen, Bulgaria. A narrow-band interference filter was used to isolate the emission line of H2O+ at 6158.86 Å. Several structures have been identified in the plasma tail of this comet. The gradual tailward displacement of these structures has been used to determine the velocity of the ions in the plasma tail of comet Ikeya-Zhang. The derived velocity has been used to estimate the water production rate of comet Ikeya-Zhang by using the similarity laws of magnetohydrodynamics.

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