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Detection of nitrogen sulfide in Comet Hale-Bopp. |
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| Authors: | W M Irvine M Senay A J Lovell H E Matthews D McGonagle R Meier |
| Institution: | FCRAO, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003, USA. irvine@fcrao1.phast.umass.edu |
| Abstract: | We report the first detection of the nitrogen sulfide (NS) radical in a comet. The abundance relative to water is at least a few hundredths of a percent for Comet Hale-Bopp. |
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