NASA NTRS · 19870029371
Neutral cometary atmospheres. V - C2 and CN in comets
Abstract
The radial Haser scale lengths for the production and destruction of C2 and CN are calculated on the basis of brightness profiles for comets Bennett 1970 II and Kohoutek 1973 XII, applying the Monte Carlo particle-trajectory model of Combi and Delsemme (1980). Findings reported include C2/CN ratio independent of heliocentric distance, C2 ejection velocity from its parent molecule about 0.5 km/s, and 1-AU photochemical lifetime 31,000 s for the C2 parent molecule and 120,000 s for C2.
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Combi, M. R., Delsemme, A. H.. 1986-09-01. Neutral cometary atmospheres. V - C2 and CN in comets. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870029371
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