Discerning between different 'Oumuamua models by optical and infrared observations
arXiv:2201.10327 · doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ac4b62
Abstract
The first interstellar object to be observed in our solar system 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua combines the lack of observable cometary activity with an extra-gravitational acceleration. This has given rise to several mutually exclusive explanations based on different assumptions in the material composition of 'Oumuamua. We show how a combination of observations in the infrared and optical spectra may serve to distinguish between these explanations once another object with 'Omuamua-like properties comes close enough to earth. This possibility is linked to the widely different thermal properties of the different material models that have been proposed. Developing a model for the thermal conduction and infrared signal from a fractal model we compare predictions of the infrared signal with that from standard thermal models that assume 'Oumuamua to be either a solid piece of rock/ice or a thin sheet.
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