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Rocket ultraviolet spectrophotometry of Comet Kohoutek /1973f/On January 5, 1974, the ultraviolet emissions from Comet Kohoutek (1973f) in the spectral range from 1200 to 3200 A were studied with the aid of a rocket carrying two spectrophotometers. In addition to the Lyman alpha line of atomic hydrogen at 1216 A and the (0,0) and (1,1) bands of OH at 3090 and 3142 A, both atomic oxygen (1304 A) and atomic carbon (1657 and 1561 A) were detected.
Document ID
19740056666
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Feldman, P. D.
Takacs, P. Z.
Fastie, W. G. (Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Md., United States)
Donn, B. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Astrochemistry Branch, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
August 23, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 185
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A39416
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-21-001-001
Distribution Limits
Public
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