Atomic iron and nickel in the coma of C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake): production rates, emission mechanisms, and possible parents

Steven Bromley, Brynna Neff, Stuart Loch +4

Two papers recently reported the detection of gaseous nickel and iron in the comae of over 20 comets from observations collected over two decades, including interstellar comet 2I/B…