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动力学新彗星C/2013 A1(赛丁泉)的近日点前活动及其与火星的近距离碰撞

The pre-perihelion activity of dynamically new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) and its close encounter with Mars

Dennis Bodewits, Michael S. P. Kelley, Jian-Yang Li, Tony L. Farnham, Michael F. A'Hearn

摘要:

我们使用Swift上的紫外线-光学望远镜系统地跟踪动态新彗星C/2013 A1(Siding Spring)接近太阳。这颗彗星的观测距离是从4.5天文单位的近日点到1.4天文单位的近日点。根据我们的观测,我们估计,在最接近火星的过程中,水的产生速率为1.5 +/- 0.3 x 1 E28分子/秒,气体的峰值输送速率在4.5-8.8 kg/秒之间,总共有3.1-5.4 x 1 E4 kg彗星气体输送到火星。季节和演化对彗星核的影响决定了塞丁泉彗星近日点前的活动。在2.46-2.06 AU之间突然增加的水产量表明在昏迷中冰颗粒升华的开始,可能是由CO2驱动的。随着彗星离太阳越来越近,彗星核产生的水的相对贡献增加,而CO2的产生率下降。彗星活动的变化可以用二氧化碳的消耗来解释,但彗星的高质量损失率表明它们也可能反映了原子核中的原始不均匀性。

英文摘要:

We used the UltraViolet-Optical Telescope on board Swift to systematically follow the dynamically new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) on its approach to the Sun. The comet was observed from a heliocentric distance of 4.5 AU pre-perihelion to its perihelion at 1.4 AU. From our observations, we estimate that the water production rate during closest approach to Mars was 1.5 +/- 0.3 x 1E28 molecules/s, that peak gas delivery rates were between 4.5-8.8 kg/s, and that in total between 3.1-5.4 x 1E4 kg cometary gas was delivered to the planet. Seasonal and evolutionary effects on the nucleus govern the pre-perihelion activity of comet Siding Spring. The sudden increase of its water production between 2.46-2.06 AU suggests the onset of the sublimation of icy grains in the coma, likely driven by CO2. As the comet got closer to the Sun, the relative contribution of the nucleus' water production increased, while CO2 production rates decreased. The changes in the comet's activity can be explained by a depletion of CO2, but the comet's high mass loss rate suggests they may also reflect primordial heterogeneities in the nucleus.

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