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Observations of Parent Molecules in Comets at Radio Wavelengths: HCN, H2S, H2CO and CH3OH

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

P. Colom ,
D. Bockelee-Morvan ,
J. Crovisier ,
D. Despois  and
G. Paubert
P. Colom
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, F-92195 Meudon, France
D. Bockelee-Morvan
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, F-92195 Meudon, France
J. Crovisier
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, F-92195 Meudon, France
D. Despois
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Bordeaux, BP 89, Avenue Pierre Sémirot, F-33270 Floirac, France
G. Paubert
Affiliation:
IRAM, Avenida Divina Pastora, 7, N.C., E-18012 Granada, Spain

Abstract

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We present observations of cometary parent molecules at the IRAM radio telescope which led to the first detections of H 2 S and CH 3 OH in comets, and confirmed the presence of H2CO and HCN. Production rates and abundances relative to H2O are given.

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Type
Solar System
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 150: Astrochemistry of Cosmic Phenomena , 1992 , pp. 439 - 440
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1992 

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