Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules in the UV Spectrum of Comet P/Halley
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Moreels, G; Clairemidi, J; Rousselot, P; Goidet, B; Vo-Dinh, T
Published in: Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
July 1, 1995
Emission spectra of comet P/Hallev in the 275–710 nm wavelength range were obtained by using a spectrometer carried on board the Vega 2 spacecraft which encountered the famous comet on March 9, 1986. The spectrum, after subtraction of the intense solar continuum, shows the presence of two new spectral features: An isolated band at 323 nm and a broad band with four peaks at 347, 356, 364 and 374 nm. We compared our cometary spectra with UV laboratory spectra of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 2 and 3 benzenoid rings. We can securely propose the identification of phenanthrene and suggest the presence of naphthalene in Halley's comet. © 1995, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
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1563-5333
ISSN
1040-6638
Publication Date
July 1, 1995
Volume
5
Issue
1-4
Start / End Page
107 / 114
Related Subject Headings
- General Chemistry
- 3405 Organic chemistry
- 0305 Organic Chemistry
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Moreels, G., Clairemidi, J., Rousselot, P., Goidet, B., & Vo-Dinh, T. (1995). Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules in the UV Spectrum of Comet P/Halley. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 5(1–4), 107–114. https://doi.org/10.1080/10406639408015161
Moreels, G., J. Clairemidi, P. Rousselot, B. Goidet, and T. Vo-Dinh. “Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules in the UV Spectrum of Comet P/Halley.” Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 5, no. 1–4 (July 1, 1995): 107–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10406639408015161.
Moreels G, Clairemidi J, Rousselot P, Goidet B, Vo-Dinh T. Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules in the UV Spectrum of Comet P/Halley. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. 1995 Jul 1;5(1–4):107–14.
Moreels, G., et al. “Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules in the UV Spectrum of Comet P/Halley.” Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, vol. 5, no. 1–4, July 1995, pp. 107–14. Scopus, doi:10.1080/10406639408015161.
Moreels G, Clairemidi J, Rousselot P, Goidet B, Vo-Dinh T. Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules in the UV Spectrum of Comet P/Halley. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. 1995 Jul 1;5(1–4):107–114.
Published In
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
DOI
EISSN
1563-5333
ISSN
1040-6638
Publication Date
July 1, 1995
Volume
5
Issue
1-4
Start / End Page
107 / 114
Related Subject Headings
- General Chemistry
- 3405 Organic chemistry
- 0305 Organic Chemistry