彗星C/1995 O1 (ヘイル・ボップ) のHDO/H2O比の測定について
R Meier1, T C Owen, H E Matthews
1University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
まとめ
ヘイル・ボップ彗星の減塩水 (HDO) は,ジェームズ・クレーク・マクスウェル望遠鏡を用いて測定された. その高いD/H比は,彗星が地球の海洋の唯一の源ではないことを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 天文学と天体物理学について
- 惑星科学 惑星科学
- 彗星科学 彗星科学
背景:
- 彗星は,初期の地球に水を届けたかもしれない氷の体です.
- 彗星の水中のデウテリウムと水素 (D/H) の比率を測定することで,その起源についての洞察が得られます.
研究 の 目的:
- 彗星C/1995 O1 (ヘイル・ボップ) の水中のD/H比を検出し,定量化するために.
- 彗星のD/H比を地上の水とプロトソーラー値と比較して,彗星が地球の海に与える貢献を評価する.
主な方法:
- ジェームズ・クレーク・マクスウェル望遠鏡を用いて減塩水 (HDO) の検出.
- D/H比を判定するためのスペクトル解析.
主要な成果:
- ヘール・ボップ彗星で脱塩水 (HDO) が発見されました.
- ヘイル・ボップの水中のD/H比は (3.3 ± 0.8) x 10−4.4と決定された.
- この比率は,彗星P/ハリーとC/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) の測定値と一致しています.
結論:
- ヘール・ボップ彗星のD/H比は,陸上の水よりもかなり高い.
- 彗星のD/H比は,原太陽のH2値の10倍以上である.
- 彗星だけでは,地球の海洋の起源を説明することはできません.
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