Neutral Atomic Emissions From Comet Hale-Bopp

R. J. Oliversen; F. Scherb; F. L. Roesler; E. J. Mierkiewicz; R. C. Woodward; G. M. Hilton; N. E. Doane

Neutral Atomic Emissions From Comet Hale-Bopp

R. J. Oliversen, F. Scherb, F. L. Roesler, E. J. Mierkiewicz, R. C. Woodward, G. M. Hilton, N. E. Doane

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Abstract

High resolution (R=100,000) spectra of atomic oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon from Comet Hale-Bopp were obtained at the NSO McMath-Pierce main telescope from February 8 to April 19, 1997, using a 50 mm dual-etalon Fabry-Perot/CCD spectrometer. The field of view was 6 arcmin. Spectra with good signal-to-noise were obtained for the emission lines [O I] 6300 Angstroms, Hα (6563 Angstroms), and [C I] 9850 Angstroms. On several of these nights, complementary [O I] 6300 Angstroms observations were simultaneously obtained with the Wisconsin Hα Mapper (WHα M) at Kitt Peak. Additional [O I] 6300 Angstroms observations were also obtained in September 1996. These [C I] 9850 Angstroms observations are the first extensive data set of this cometary line. We will present an overview of our observations and preliminary results.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Jul 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	29th American Astronomical Society Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting - Cambridge, MA Duration: Jul 1 1997 → …

Conference

Conference	29th American Astronomical Society Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting
Period	7/1/97 → …

Keywords

Comet Hale-Bopp
cometary comae

Disciplines

Astrophysics and Astronomy

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AU - Scherb, F.

AU - Roesler, F. L.

AU - Mierkiewicz, E. J.

AU - Woodward, R. C.

AU - Hilton, G. M.

AU - Doane, N. E.

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