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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
ヘイル・ボップ彗星 (C/1995 O1) の活動と核の大きさ [コメント参照]
H A Weaver1, P D Feldman, M F A'Hearn
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
まとめ
ヘール・ボップ彗星
科学分野:
- 天文学と天体物理学について
- 彗星科学は彗星科学である.
背景:
- ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡 (HST) の画像の分析によると,ヘイル・ボップ彗星の核の直径は27〜42キロメートルで,P/ハリー彗星よりもかなり大きい.
- HSTと国際紫外線探査機 (IUE) の光譜データにより,キャメロンシステムからのOH,CS,COの排出が明らかになり,それぞれH2O,CS2,CO2が追跡されました.
研究 の 目的:
- ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡 (HST) のヘイル・ボップ彗星の画像を分析するために.
- ヘイル・ボップ彗星の核の大きさと組成を決定するために.
- さまざまな種の生産率と,太陽中心距離との関連を調査する.
主な方法:
- ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡 (HST) の画像を分析して核の直径を推定する.
- 国際紫外線探査機 (International Ultraviolet Explorer) と高紫外線探査機 (HST) を用いた光譜分析により,OH,CS,COからの放射能を検出する.
- 水 (H2O),二硫化炭素 (CS2) および塵の生産速度を,日中心距離で相関する.
主要な成果:
- ヘール・ボップ彗星の原子核の直径は27〜42キロメートルと推定されており,彗星P/ハレーよりもかなり大きい.
- OH (水),CS (二酸化炭素),CO (二酸化炭素) の排出が検出されました.
- H2O生成のヘリオセントリック変動は,氷の体サブライマーションと一致しますが,CS2と塵の生成率は異なる依存関係を示しています.
結論:
- ヘール・ボップ彗星は,かなり大きな核を持っています.
- 水の亜鉛化は,H2Oの生成の主な要因であるが,CS2と塵の生成の主な要因ではない.
- 彗星からの放出ガスと塵の放出を制御する複雑なプロセスを理解するために,さらなる研究が必要です.
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