Spatial distribution of O(1D) from comet Halley

K. Magee-Sauer; F. L. Roesler; F. Scherb; J. Harlander; R. J. Oliversen

doi:10.1016/0019-1035(88)90141-8

Spatial distribution of O(¹D) from comet Halley

K. Magee-Sauer, F. L. Roesler, F. Scherb, J. Harlander, R. J. Oliversen

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Images of Comet Halley in [OI]6300-Å emission, obtained using the Wisconsin 150-mm Fabry-Perot spectrometer in the imaging mode, have been combined with spectra taken in the scanning mode to deduce the distribution of cometary O(¹D) within an approximately 10-arc minute field of view centered on the comet head. The 10 km sec^-1 bandpass of the system allowed the distribution to be measured with little contamination from airglow [OI]6300 and cometary NH₂ lines in the nearby spectrum. The results were modeled to provide photodestruction lifetimes for cometary H₂O and OH, the predominant parents of O(¹D). Our results are compared with other experimental and theoretical results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	89-99
Number of pages	11
Journal	Icarus
Volume	76
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(88)90141-8
State	Published - Oct 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Space and Planetary Science

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Spatial distribution of O(¹D) from comet Halley

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