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astro-ph.EP2015★ 40 cited
The Formation of Striae within Cometary Dust Tails by a Sublimation-Driven YORP-like Effect
Jordan K. Steckloff, Seth A. Jacobson
Sublimating gas molecules scatter off of the surface of an icy body in the same manner as photons. This means that for every photon-driven body force, there should be a sublimation…
astro-ph.EP2015★ 51 cited
Dynamic Sublimation Pressure and the Catastrophic Breakup of Comet ISON
Jordan K. Steckloff, Brandon C. Johnson, Timothy Bowling +4
Previously proposed mechanisms have difficulty explaining the disruption of Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) as it approached the Sun. We describe a novel cometary disruption mechanism where…