Detection of nitrogen sulfide in Comet Hale-Bopp

Authors
Irvine, WM Senay, M Lovell, AJ Matthews, HE McGonagle, D Meier, R
Citation
Wm. Irvine et al., Detection of nitrogen sulfide in Comet Hale-Bopp, ICARUS, 143(2), 2000, pp. 412-414
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ICARUS
ISSN journal
00191035 → ACNP
Volume
143
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
412 - 414
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-1035(200002)143:2<412:DONSIC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report the first detection of the nitrogen sulfide (NS) radical in a com et. The abundance relative to water is at least a few hundredths of a perce nt for Comet Hale-Bopp. (C) 2000 Academic Press.