Cometary isotopic measurments

Bockelée-Morvan, Dominique; Calmonte, Ursina; Charnley, Steven; Duprat, Jean; Engrand, Cécile; Gicquel, Adeline; Hässig, Myrtha; Jehin, Emmanuël; Kawakita, Hideyo; Marty, Bernard; Milam, Stefanie; Morse, Andrew; Rousselot, Philippe; Sheridan, Simon and Wirstrom, Eva (2015). Cometary isotopic measurments. Space Science Reviews, 197(1) pp. 47–83.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-015-0156-9

Abstract

Isotopic ratios in comets provide keys for the understanding of the origin of cometary material, and the physical and chemical conditions in the early Solar Nebula. We review here measurments aquired on the D/H, ¹⁴N/¹⁵N, ¹⁶O/¹⁸O. ¹²C/¹³C, and ³²S/³⁴S ratios in cometary grains and gases, and discuss their cosmogonic implications. The review includes analyses of potential cometary material available in collections on Earth, recent measurements achieved with the Herschel Space Observatory, large optical telescopes, and Rosetta, as well as recent results obtained from models of chemical-dynamical deuterium fractionation in the early solar nebula. Prospects for future measurements are presented.

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