Polarimetry of Comet P/Halley

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Nov 1987

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 187, no. 1-2, Nov. 1987, p. 689-692.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Comet Tails, Halley'S Comet, Linear Polarization, Near Infrared Radiation, Phase Shift, Northern Hemisphere, Telescopes

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The linear polarization P of comet P/Halley was observed simultaneously at eight wavelengths ranging from 0.36 to 0.90 μm, for phase angles α (sun-comet-earth angle) between 2° and 65°. In addition, observations in the J and H bands were made for α = 30°. In the continuum bands, the authors have obtained (1) negative polarization for α ⪉ 20°, (2) a quasi-linear increase of the polarization level with phase angle for 20° < α < 50°, and (3) a slight increase of P with wavelength from the visible through to the near infrared.

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