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爆发彗星C/2015 ER61的同位素比值

Isotopic ratios in outbursting comet C/2015 ER61

Bin Yang, Damien Hutsemekers, Yoshiharu Shinnaka, Cyrielle Opitom, Jean Manfroid, Emmanuel Jehin, Karen J. Meech, Olivier R. Hainaut, Jacqueline V. Keane, Michael Gillon

摘要:

彗星中的同位素比率对于了解彗星物质的起源和早期太阳星云的物理和化学条件至关重要。彗星C/2015 ER 61(PANSTARRS)在2017年4月4日晚上经历了一次爆发,总亮度增加了2等。亮度的急剧增加为测量这颗彗星彗发中轻元素的同位素比率提供了难得的机会。我们在2017年4月13日和17日晚上获得了C/2015 ER 61的UVES/VLT高分辨率光谱。在我们观测的时候,这颗彗星在爆发后逐渐消失。我们测量了CN紫色(0,0)带的氮和碳同位素比,发现$^{12}$ C/ $^{13}$ C=100 $\pm$ 15,$^{14}$ N/ $^{15}$ N=130 $\pm$ 15。此外,我们从四对NH $_2$同位素系测定了$^{14}$ N/ $^{15}$ N比,并测量了$^{14}$ N/ $^{15}$ N=140 $\pm$ 28。C/2015 ER 61的同位素比值与其他彗星的同位素比值没有显著差异。

英文摘要:

Isotopic ratios in comets are critical to understanding the origin of cometary material and the physical and chemical conditions in the early solar nebula. Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) underwent an outburst with a total brightness increase of 2 magnitudes on the night of 2017 April 4. The sharp increase in brightness offered a rare opportunity to measure the isotopic ratios of the light elements in the coma of this comet. We obtained two high-resolution spectra of C/2015 ER61 with UVES/VLT on the nights of 2017 April 13 and 17. At the time of our observations, the comet was fading gradually following the outburst. We measured the nitrogen and carbon isotopic ratios from the CN violet (0,0) band and found that $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C=100 $\pm$ 15, $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N=130 $\pm$ 15. In addition, we determined the $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratio from four pairs of NH$_2$ isotopolog lines and measured $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N=140 $\pm$ 28. The measured isotopic ratios of C/2015 ER61 do not deviate significantly from those of other comets.

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