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Ortho-To-Para Ratio of Cometary Water and Ammonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Hideyo Kawakita ,
Jun-ichi Watanabe ,
Reiko Furusho  and
Tetsuharu Fuse
Hideyo Kawakita
Affiliation:
Gunma Astronomical Observatory, 6860-86 Nakayama, Takayama, Agatsuma, Gunma 377-0702, Japan
Jun-ichi Watanabe
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Reiko Furusho
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Tetsuharu Fuse
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan

Abstract

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Since the time that the ortho-to-para ratio (OPR) of cometary water was first Determined from observations of Comet Halley, the real meaning of OPR has not been discussed in detail. Here we review the OPRs of water and ammonia and discuss the possibilities that the OPRs were modified in the coma or the nucleus. Our conclusion indicates that the OPRs were not altered after comet nucleus formation, i.e., the OPRs reflect the temperatures in the solar nebula or the pre-solar molecular cloud.

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Type
I. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 482 - 484
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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