Transport and Distribution of Hydroxyl Radicals and Oxygen Atoms from H2O Photodissociation in the Inner Coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Lai, Ian-Lin; Su, Cheng-Chin; Ip, Wing-Huen; Wei, Chen-En; Wu, Jong-Shinn; Lo, Ming-Chung; Liao, Ying; Thomas, Nicolas (2016). Transport and Distribution of Hydroxyl Radicals and Oxygen Atoms from H2O Photodissociation in the Inner Coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Earth, moon, and planets, 117(1), pp. 23-39. Springer 10.1007/s11038-016-9481-6

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With a combination of the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) calculation and test particle computation, the ballistic transport process of the hydroxyl radicals and oxygen atoms produced by photodissociation of water molecules in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is modelled. We discuss the key elements and essential features of such simulations which results can be compared with the remote-sensing and in situ measurements of cometary gas coma from the Rosetta mission at different orbital phases of this comet.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Space Research and Planetary Sciences

UniBE Contributor:

Thomas, Nicolas

Subjects:

500 Science > 520 Astronomy
500 Science > 530 Physics

ISSN:

0167-9295

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Katharina Weyeneth-Moser

Date Deposited:

22 Jun 2016 11:16

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:56

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s11038-016-9481-6

Web of Science ID:

000373166500002

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.81942

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/81942

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