Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982apj...258..864s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 258, July 15, 1982, p. 864-877.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
52
Comets, Fluorescence, Hydroxyl Radicals, Molecular Spectra, Ultraviolet Spectra, Electron Transitions, Iue, Molecular Structure, Radial Velocity, Vibrational Spectra
Scientific paper
The present investigation is concerned with the calculation of the fluorescence efficiency of OH over a wide range of heliocentric radial velocities. Three vibrational states in each of the two lowest electronic states are included in these calculations, producing a total of nine vibrational bands in the ultraviolet. The attempt is made to reproduce observed, ultraviolet, cometary spectra of OH by utilizing the Swings fluorescence mechanism. The inclusion of four rotational states within each of the three vibrational states and a detailed solar atlas make it possible to match observations very well, although there remain some discrepancies. This ability to reproduce observations provides confidence that the more general results obtained for the fluorescence efficiency as a function of heliocentric radial velocity can be used in interpreting both previous and future observations of OH in comets.
Ahearn Michael F.
Schleicher David G.
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