Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001apj...549..635m&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 549, Issue 1, pp. 635-646.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Comets: General, Comets: Individual: Name: Hale-Bopp 1995 O1, Ism: Dust, Extinction
Scientific paper
We present 1.2-18.3 μm photometry of comet 1995 01 (Hale-Bopp). Our observations spanned nearly 4 months pre- and post-perihelion. The dust grain size-dependent parameters of superheat, 10 μm silicate excess, and albedo are used to make determinations about the Hale-Bopp coma grain population. The evolution of the coma grain size distribution is tracked by measuring these parameters over a range of heliocentric distances. We also observed several regions in the Hale-Bopp coma revealing significant gradients in the measured color temperature suggesting differences in the dust grain size distribution. Finally, we compare the grain size-dependent parameters to those of 11 other bright comets. The extreme values of these parameters displayed by Hale-Bopp suggest it had a smaller mean dust grain size than those associated with the other comets.
Gehrz Robert D.
Hanner Martha S.
Jones Terry J.
Mason Christopher G.
Williams Michael D.
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