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Detection of OH 18 cm Emission from Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE Using the Arecibo Telescope
- Source :
- The Planetary Science Journal. 2:123
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Astronomical Society, 2021.
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Abstract
- We report the detection of emission from the OH 18 cm Λ-doublet transitions toward Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE using the Arecibo Telescope. The antenna temperatures are 113 ± 3 mK for the 1667 MHz line and 57 ± 3 mK for the 1665 MHz line. The beam-averaged OH column density (centered on the comet nucleus) derived from the 1667 transition is N OH = (1.11 ± 0.06) × 1013 cm−2. We implemented the Haser model to derive an OH production rate. The estimated OH production rate using the 1667 transition is Q OH = (3.6 ± 0.6) × 1028 s−1, a factor of 2.4 lower than optically derived values for the same observing day, the difference of which is likely explained by quenching.
Details
- ISSN :
- 26323338
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Planetary Science Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d5c11e8c693c7d0d85553c843eb40313