Neutral oxygen in comets

Autor: BYARD, P. L., NEWSOM, G. H.
Zdroj: Nature; May 1974, Vol. 249 Issue: 5456 p433-434, 2p
Abstrakt: MEASUREMENTS of the strength of permitted spectral lines from neutral oxygen in comets should provide both a better understanding of gas dynamics in comets and an assessment of whether the production ratio of oxygen to hydrogen in comet atmospheres is close to a half. If this ratio is confirmed, it would provide strong support for the growing evidence1that the ‘parent’ molecules which make up the solid comet nucleus are dominantly H2O.
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