NASA NTRS · 19910033209
Mass spectra of sputtered polyoxymethylene - Implications for comets
Abstract
Laboratory mass spectra of sputtered polyoxymethylene, POM, reveal a mass pattern similar to that detected by the PICCA experiment on board the Giotto spacecraft. Both commercially available POM and radiation-synthesized POM have been used in the studies. Synthesized POM was identified by its infrared absorption spectra after proton irradiation of H2CO condensed on silicate grains at 20 K. Laboratory results suggest that a similar type of sputtering is a possible mechanism for removing species from cometary grains.
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Moore, Marla H., Tanabe, Toshihiko. 1990-12-10. Mass spectra of sputtered polyoxymethylene - Implications for comets. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910033209
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