BIMA array photodissociation measurements of HCN and CS in comet Hale-Bopp(C/1995 O1)

Citation
Le. Snyder et al., BIMA array photodissociation measurements of HCN and CS in comet Hale-Bopp(C/1995 O1), ASTRONOM J, 121(2), 2001, pp. 1147-1154
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00046256 → ACNP
Volume
121
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1147 - 1154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6256(200102)121:2<1147:BAPMOH>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We present single-field images, cross-correlation spectra, and autocorrelat ion spectra of HCN and CS from comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) observed with th e BIMA array. Haser modeling of our HCN images yields scale length values t hat are in excellent agreement with both the theoretical prediction and our previous mosaicked-image value. On the other hand, the same method applied to CS yields a scale length that is similar to 10 times smaller than the c ommonly accepted value. Consequently, the CS fraction in comets would be in creased with respect to some earlier determinations.