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The impact and rotational light curves of Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Manfroid, Jean; Hutsemekers, Damien; Jehin, Emmanuel et al.
2007In Icarus, 187, p. 144-155
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Abstract :
[en] 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, C[SUB]3[/SUB], CH, C[SUB]2[/SUB], NH[SUB]2[/SUB], 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 light curves of all species combining the production of the observed molecules and the expansion of the material throughout the slit. The impact light curves are consistent with velocities of 400 600 m/s. Their modeling requires a three-step dissociation sequence ``Grand-Parent --> Parent --> Daughter'' to produce the observed molecules. The rotational light curve for each species is explained in terms of a single model with three sources. The dust component can however not easily be explained that way.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Manfroid, Jean  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Hutsemekers, Damien ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)
Jehin, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique et traitement de l'image
Cochran, Anita L;  Department of Astronomy and McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin, C-1400, Austin, TX, USA
Arpigny, Claude ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Jackson, William M;  Department of Chemistry, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Meech, Karen J;  Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI, USA
Schulz, Rita;  ESA/RSSD, ESTEC, P.O. Box 299, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Zucconi, Jean-Marc;  Observatoire de Besançon, F25010 Besançon Cedex, France
Language :
English
Title :
The impact and rotational light curves of Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Publication date :
01 March 2007
Journal title :
Icarus
ISSN :
0019-1035
eISSN :
1090-2643
Publisher :
Academic Press, San Diego, United States - California
Volume :
187
Pages :
144-155
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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