THE 1ST DETECTION OF CN AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF CO+ GAS IN THE COMA OF COMET P/SCHWASSMANN-WACHMANN-1

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COCHRAN, AL [1 ]
COCHRAN, WD [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TEXAS,DEPT ASTRON,AUSTIN,TX 78712
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10.1016/0019-1035(91)90077-7
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P1 [天文学];
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We present spectroscopic observations of Comet P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 in which we detected CN emission for the first time in this comet. We also observed many bands due to CO+ emission and present the distribution of the CO+ gas. OH was not detected, and an upper limit is given. © 1991.
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