3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Coma Volatile Composition and Thermal Physics in Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Measured Near Closest Approach to Earth with NASA-IRTF
Nathan X. Roth, Michael A. DiSanti, Boncho P. Bonev +9
The 2023 perihelion passage of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) afforded an opportunity to measure the abundances and spatial distributions of coma volatiles in an Oort cloud comet at high sp…
astro-ph.EP2025
The interstellar heritage of comets
Karen Willacy, Liton Majumdar, Boncho Bonev +5
Comets have similar compositions to interstellar medium ices, suggesting at least some of their molecules maybe inherited from an earlier stage of evolution. To investigate the deg…
astro-ph.EP2025
A D/H Ratio Consistent with Earth's Water in Halley-type Comet 12P from ALMA HDO Mapping
M. A. Cordiner, E. L. Gibb, Z. Kisiel +18
Isotopic measurements of Solar System bodies provide a primary paradigm within which to understand the origins and histories of planetary materials. The D/H ratio in particular, he…