Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
The significance of gas phase reactions in determining the nuclear structure of comets is discussed. The sublimation of parent molecules such as H2O, CH4, CO2, and NH3 from the surface of the nucleus and their subsequent photodissociation and ionization in forming observed cometary molecular species are elaborated.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center The Study of Comets, Part 2; p 753-762
Format:
application/pdf