Heliocentric evolution of the degradation of polyoxymethylene: Application to the origin of the formaldehyde (H2CO) extended source in Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)

Icarus

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 239-254

  Fray, Nicolas ^a   Bénilan, Yves ^a   Biver, Nicolas ^b   Bockelée Morvan, Dominique ^b   Cottin, Hervé ^a   Crovisier, Jacques ^b   Gazeau, Marie Claire ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Comets; composition; Organic chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747209716     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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