Study of the forbidden oxygen lines in comets at different heliocentric and nucleocentric distances

Oxygen is an important element in the chemistry of the Solar System objects given its abundance and its presence in many molecules including H2O, which constitutes 80% of cometary ices. The analysis of oxygen atoms in comets can provide information not only on the comets themselves but also on our Solar System. These atoms have been analyzed using the three forbidden oxygen lines [OI] observed in emission in the optical region at 5577 Å (the green line), 6300 Å and 6364 Å (the red lines) [1]. These lines are difficult to analyze because their detection requires high spectral and spatial resolutions. The oxygen analysis is interesting because it allows the determination of its parent molecules.