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Airborne infrared investigation of water in the coma of Halley's CometAn infrared Fourier transform spectrometer on the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) was used to obtain high resolution spectra of the intense, solar-pumped infrared fluorescent emission in the (001 to 000) band of H2O near 2.6 microns. Differences between the observed H2O excitation and original expectations are discussed, and KAO water production rates are compared to those derived from International Ultraviolet Explorer observations. Possible future directions for high resolution IR spectroscopy of comets are discussed.
Document ID
19870015763
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Weaver, Harold A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mumma, Michael J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Larson, Harold P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Davis, D. Scott (Arizona Univ. Tucson., United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: ESA Proceedings of the 20th ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet. Volume 1: Plasma and Gas
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
87N25196
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 352-02-03
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-206
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-356
PROJECT: RTOP 188-41-55
PROJECT: RTOP 196-41-54
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