Production of HCN and C2H2 in comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang on UT 2002 April 13.8

Karen Magee-Sauer; Neil Dello Russo; Michael A. DiSanti; Erika Gibb; Michael J. Mumma

Production of HCN and C₂H₂ in comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang on UT 2002 April 13.8

Karen Magee-Sauer, Neil Dello Russo, Michael A. DiSanti, Erika Gibb, Michael J. Mumma

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Abstract

Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and acetylene (C₂H₂) were detected in comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang at infrared wavelengths near 3.0 μm using the Cryogenic Echelle Spectrometer (CSHELL) at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea, HI [1]. Our data set includes observations of the 3.0 μm region for 6 dates ranging from UT 2002 March 21.9 (R_h = 0.51 AU) to April 13.9 (R_h = 0.78 AU). In this paper we report results for one date (April 13.8) where the absolute production rates for HCN and C₂H₂ are (3.8 ± 0.5) × 10²⁶ molecules s^-1 and (3.7 ± 0.8) × 10²⁶ molecules s^-1, respectively. These measurements result in a relative abundance of HCN/H₂O = (0.18 ± 0.04)% and C₂H₂/H₂O = (0.18 ± 0.05)% (Q(H₂O) = (2.1 ± 0.3) × 10²⁹ [2]).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	549-552
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Issue number	500
State	Published - Jul 2002

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Space and Planetary Science

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Production of HCN and C₂H₂ in comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang on UT 2002 April 13.8

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