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Excitation Processes in Cometary Comae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

P. D. Singh
P. D. Singh*
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics, University of São Paulo, Av. Miguel Stefano 4.200, C.P.30.627, São Paulo, Cep. 04301, São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

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Excitations of cometary NH and S2 molecules are discussed. Photodissociation and dissociative electron recombination processes may be sources of meta-stable nitrogen (2Po, 2Do) atoms in comets.

Type
Comets
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 120: Astrochemistry , 1987 , pp. 455 - 459
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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