彗星C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 在其破坏期间的排气行为和组成
D Bockelée-Morvan1, N Biver, R Moreno
1Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, F-92195, Meudon, France.
概括
彗星C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 经历了碎片化,揭示了一个小核,失去冰冷的碎片. 分裂期间的气体丰度大多是典型的,除了较低的甲醇和一氧化碳水平.
科学领域:
- 彗星科学是一门彗星科学.
- 无线电天文学 无线电天文学
- 星球科学 星球科学
背景情况:
- 彗星C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 在它的末期阶段被观测到.
- 彗星核是复杂的冰体,可以经历碎片化.
研究的目的:
- 为了监测彗星C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 在其破坏期间的气体活动.
- 为了确定碎片事件中的碎片的组成和质量分布.
主要方法:
- 用无线电波长的观测来监测气体活动.
- 分析相对于水 (H2O) 的气体丰度.
主要成果:
- 彗星的核可能在2000年7月18日左右开始碎片化,并持续到7月23日.
- 小冰块碎片的质量与光学观察到的较大的碎片相似.
- 分裂后的质量表明一个半径为100-300米的核,它已经倾倒了几周的碎片.
- 相对于H2O,HNC,H2CO,H2S和CS的丰度与其他彗星相一致.
- 观察到甲醇 (CH3OH) 和一氧化碳 (CO) 的明显缺乏.
结论:
- 彗星C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) 是一个小核,经历了失控的碎片化.
- 观察到的气体丰度提供了对彗星组成的洞察力,具体的耗尽表明了独特的进化路径.
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