Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986apj...304..515j&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 304, May 1, 1986, p. 515-518.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Carbon Compounds, Comet Nuclei, Iras-Araki-Alcock Comet, Iue, Photodissociation, Carbon Disulfide, Solar Radiation, Sunlight, Comets, Iras-Araki-Alcock, Origin, Carbon Monosulfide, Iue Satellite, Satellite Observations, Atmosphere, Photodissociation, Comet Nuclei, Comae, Photochemistry, Hydrodynamics, Models, Velocity, Calculations, Flow, Comparisons, Emissions, Source, Parent Molecules
Scientific paper
It is shown that the IUE observations of CS in the atmosphere of comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock 1983d are consistent with its formation by the photodissociation of CS2 released from the nucleus. The observed scale length can be matched by a calculated scale length, which is based on the photochemical lifetime of CS2 at 1 AU and hydrodynamic models of the velocity field in the coma. A flow velocity of about 0.6 km/s is required to fit the data, which is in excellent agreement with recent calculations of the flow regime in the inner coma.
Ballard D.
Butterworth Paul S.
Jackson William M.
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