Comets in UV

Comets are important “eyewitnesses” of Solar System formation and evolution. Important tests to determine the chemical composition and to study the physical processes in cometary nuclei and coma need data in the UV range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Comprehensive and complete studies require add...

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Published in:Astrophysics and space science 2018-04, Vol.363 (4), p.1-10, Article 64
Main Authors: Shustov, B., Sachkov, M., Gómez de Castro, A. I., Vallejo, J. C., Kanev, E., Dorofeeva, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astrobiology
Astronomical instruments
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Comet heads
Comet nuclei
Comets
Cosmology
Extrasolar
Ground-based observation
Observations and Techniques
Original Article
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Solar system
Solar system evolution
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
the Needs and the Means
Ultraviolet astronomy
UV Surveys
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Summary:Comets are important “eyewitnesses” of Solar System formation and evolution. Important tests to determine the chemical composition and to study the physical processes in cometary nuclei and coma need data in the UV range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Comprehensive and complete studies require additional ground-based observations and in situ experiments. We briefly review observations of comets in the ultraviolet (UV) and discuss the prospects of UV observations of comets and exocomets with space-borne instruments. A special reference is made to the World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet (WSO-UV) project.
ISSN:0004-640X
1572-946X
DOI:10.1007/s10509-018-3282-5