Lin, Z.-Y., Lai, I.-L., Su, C.-C., Ip, W.-H., Lee, J.-C., Wu, J.-S., Vincent, J.-B., La Forgia, F., Sierks, H., Barbieri, C., and others. (2016) Observations and analysis of a curved jet in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 588 . Article Number 3. ISSN 0004-6361. (doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527784) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:60098)
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| Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527784 |
Abstract
Aims. We analyze the physical properties and dynamical origin of a curved jet of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that was observed repeatedly in several nucleus rotations starting on May 30 and persisting until early August, 2015.
Methods. We simulated the motion of dust grains ejected from the nucleus surface under the influence of the gravity and viscous drag effect of the expanding gas flow from the rotating nucleus.
Results. The formation of the curved jet is a combination of the size of the dust particles (~0.1?1 mm) and the location of the source region near the nucleus equator. This enhances the spiral feature of the collimated dust stream after the dust is accelerated to a terminal speed on the order of m s-1.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201527784 |
| Institutional Unit: | Schools > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics > Physics and Astronomy |
| Former Institutional Unit: |
School of Physical Sciences Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
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| Depositing User: | Stephen Lowry |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2017 10:22 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2025 09:42 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60098 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Lowry, S.C..
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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-4329
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| CReDIT Contributor Roles: |
Rożek, A..
| Creator's ORCID: |
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-2238
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