Radiative transfer simulation of water rotational excitation in comets Comparison of the Monte Carlo and escape probability methods

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 303-310

  Zakharov, V ^a   Bockelee Morvan D ^a   Biver, N ^a   Crovisier, J ^a   Lecacheux, A ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Comets: general; Line: formation; Methods: numerical; Radiative transfer; Radio lines: solar system; Submillimeter

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR SYSTEM; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

COMETS: GENERAL; LINE: FORMATION; RADIO LINES: SOLAR SYSTEMS; WATER ROTATIONAL EXCITATION;

WATER;

EID: 34848902613     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066715     Document Type: Article

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