An Einstein search for X-ray emission from Comet Bradfield /1979 l/

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Dec 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981p%26ss...29.1373h&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 29, Dec. 1981, p. 1373-1376.

Physics

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Comets, Plasma Interactions, Solar Wind, X Ray Sources, Energy Dissipation, Proportional Counters, Telescopes

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X radiation may result from active plasma phenomena in the interactions of comets with the solar wind. A limited but sensitive search for soft X radiation from Comet Bradfield (1979 l) was carried out on February 5, 1980. No X radiation was detected at a level of 1.7 x 10 to the -13th erg/sq cm per sec per keV in the 0.2 - 4.0 keV range. This corresponds to a limit on the power dissipated in the comet by nonthermal electrons of approximately 10 to the 19th ergs/sec, averaged over the 2568-sec exposure to the comet. This energy deposition is near the magnitude suggested by simple theoretical ideas, and further searches of appropriate comets both in soft X radiation and at radio wavelengths seem warranted.

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