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most citedThe Composition of Comets

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astro-ph.EP2026★ 4 cited

Europa's Lyman- emissions from HST/STIS observations

L. Roth, K. D. Retherford, J. Saur +13

An image of Lyman- (Ly) emission from Europa obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (HST/STIS) has previously provided the first eviden…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 114 cited

Unusually High CO Abundance of the First Active Interstellar Comet

M. A. Cordiner, S. N. Milam, N. Biver +12

Comets spend most of their lives at large distances from any star, during which time their interior compositions remain relatively unaltered. Cometary observations can therefore pr…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 20 cited

ALMA Autocorrelation Spectroscopy of Comets: The HCN/H^13CN ratio in C/2012 S1 (ISON)

M. A. Cordiner, M. Y. Palmer, M. de Val-Borro +11

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a powerful tool for high-resolution mapping of comets, but the main interferometer (comprised of 50x12-m antennas) is ins…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 41 cited

The 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko observation campaign in support of the Rosetta mission

C. Snodgrass, M. F. A'Hearn, F. Aceituno +112

We present a summary of the campaign of remote observations that supported the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission. Telescopes across the globe (and in space) followed comet 67…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 29 cited

ALMA mapping of rapid gas and dust variations in comet C/2012 S1 (ISON): new insights into the origin of cometary HNC

M. A. Cordiner, J. Boissier, S. B. Charnley +11

Observations of the sungrazing comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) were carried out using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at a heliocentric distance of 0.58-0.54 AU (pre…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 2 cited

Measuring the Distribution and Excitation of Cometary CH3OH Using ALMA

M. A. Cordiner, S. B. Charnley, M. J. Mumma +11

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) was used to obtain measurements of spatially and spectrally resolved CHOH emission from comet C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) on 2…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 118 cited

The Composition of Comets

Anita L. Cochran, Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Martin Cordiner +10

This paper is the result of the International Cometary Workshop, held in Toulouse, France in April 2014, where the participants came together to assess our knowledge of comets prio…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 67 cited

ALMA measurements of the HNC and HCN distributions in Titan's atmosphere

M. A. Cordiner, C. A. Nixon, N. A. Teanby +10

We present spectrally and spatially-resolved maps of HNC and HCN emission from Titan's atmosphere, obtained using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) on 201…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 85 cited

Mapping the release of volatiles in the inner comae of comets C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) and C/2012 S1 (ISON) using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array

M. A. Cordiner, A. J. Remijan, J. Boissier +13

Results are presented from the first cometary observations using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), including measurements of the spatially-resolved distribut…

astro-ph.EP2012★ 19 cited

The formation heritage of Jupiter Family Comet 10P/Tempel 2 as revealed by infrared spectroscopy

L. Paganini, M. J. Mumma, B. P. Bonev +4

We present spectral and spatial information for major volatile species in Comet 10P/Tempel 2, based on high-dispersion infrared spectra acquired on UT 2010 July 26 (heliocentric di…

astro-ph.EP2012★ 58 cited

The chemical composition of CO-rich comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) at Rh = 2.4 and 2.0 AU before perihelion

L. Paganini, M. J. Mumma, G. L. Villanueva +4

We quantified ten parent volatiles in comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) before perihelion, through high-dispersion infrared spectra acquired with CRIRES at ESO's VLT on UT 2011 August 07 (…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 73 cited

Temporal and Spatial Aspects of Gas Release During the 2010 Apparition of Comet 103P/Hartley-2

M. J. Mumma, B. P. Bonev, G. L. Villanueva +10

We report measurements of eight primary volatiles (H2O, HCN, CH4, C2H6, CH3OH, C2H2, H2CO, and NH3) and two product species (OH and NH2) in comet 103P/Hartley-2 using high dispersi…