The impact and rotational lightcurves of Comet 9P/Tempel 1

Details The impact and rotational lightcurves of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 The impact and rotational lightcurves of Comet 9P/Tempel 1

2006-08-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608611v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

34 pages, 11 figures Accepted for publication in the special issue of Icarus associated with the Deep Impact mission to Comet

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.icarus.2006.08.033

UVES and HIRES high-resolution spectra of comet 9P/Tempel 1 are used to investigate the impact and rotational light curves of various species with a view toward building a simple model of the distribution and activity of the sources. The emission by OH, NH, CN, C3, CH, C2, NH2 and OI, are analyzed, as well as the light scattered by the dust. It is found that a simple model reproduces fairly well the impact lightcurves of all species combining the production of the observed molecules and the expansion of the material throughout the slit. The rotational light curve for each species is explained in terms of a single model with three sources.

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