THE NEOWISE-DISCOVERED COMET POPULATION and the CO + CO2 PRODUCTION RATES

James M. Bauer; Rachel Stevenson; Emily Kramer; A. K. Mainzer; Tommy Grav; Joseph R. Masiero; Yan R. Fernández; Roc M. Cutri; John W. Dailey; Frank J. Masci; Karen J. Meech; Russel Walker; C. M. Lisse; Paul R. Weissman; Carrie R. Nugent; Sarah Sonnett; Nathan Blair; Andrew Lucas; Robert S. McMillan; Edward L. Wright

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/85

THE NEOWISE-DISCOVERED COMET POPULATION and the CO + CO₂ PRODUCTION RATES

James M. Bauer
, Rachel Stevenson
, Emily Kramer
, A. K. Mainzer
, Tommy Grav
, Joseph R. Masiero
, Yan R. Fernández
, Roc M. Cutri
, John W. Dailey
, Frank J. Masci
, Karen J. Meech
, Russel Walker
, C. M. Lisse
, Paul R. Weissman
, Carrie R. Nugent
, Sarah Sonnett
, Nathan Blair
, Andrew Lucas
, Robert S. McMillan
, Edward L. Wright

Lunar and Planetary Lab

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Abstract

The 163 comets observed during the WISE/NEOWISE prime mission represent the largest infrared survey to date of comets, providing constraints on dust, nucleus size, and CO + CO₂ production. We present detailed analyses of the WISE/NEOWISE comet discoveries, and discuss observations of the active comets showing 4.6 μm band excess. We find a possible relation between dust and CO + CO₂ production, as well as possible differences in the sizes of long and short period comet nuclei.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	85
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	814
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/85
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

Keywords

comets: general
infrared: planetary systems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Bauer, J. M., Stevenson, R., Kramer, E., Mainzer, A. K., Grav, T., Masiero, J. R., Fernández, Y. R., Cutri, R. M., Dailey, J. W., Masci, F. J., Meech, K. J., Walker, R., Lisse, C. M., Weissman, P. R., Nugent, C. R., Sonnett, S., Blair, N., Lucas, A., McMillan, R. S., & Wright, E. L. (2015). THE NEOWISE-DISCOVERED COMET POPULATION and the CO + CO₂ PRODUCTION RATES. Astrophysical Journal, 814(2), Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/85

Bauer, JM, Stevenson, R, Kramer, E, Mainzer, AK, Grav, T, Masiero, JR, Fernández, YR, Cutri, RM, Dailey, JW, Masci, FJ, Meech, KJ, Walker, R, Lisse, CM, Weissman, PR, Nugent, CR, Sonnett, S, Blair, N, Lucas, A, McMillan, RS & Wright, EL 2015, 'THE NEOWISE-DISCOVERED COMET POPULATION and the CO + CO₂ PRODUCTION RATES', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 814, no. 2, 85. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/85

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