Volatiles in the cometary nuclei |
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| Authors: | Mikio Shimizu |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The argument for the similarity of the composition of cometary volatiles to that of interstellar molecules has been strengthened by the analysis of CO+ and CO
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emission of the comet West. The strong 6300 Å emission of oxygen atoms can be interpreted in terms of photodissociation of OH by the solar Lyman-alpha radiation, and not as being due to photo-dissociation of CO2 of speculatively large amount. |
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