What Is the Parent of Ch in the Coma of Comet C/1995o1 (hale-bopp)?
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The ratio of CH4/CO in comets is an important indicator of the region of their formation. However, it is diicult to measure the quantity of CH4. The Giotto Ion Mass Spectrometer experiment observed a quantity of CH + which seemed inconsistent with the amount of CH4 observed. Thus, it was proposed that a source of the CH + was a distributed source in the dust. We tested this hypothesis by observing the CH emission strength in comet Hale-Bopp as a function of dustiness. We see no strong correlation between the dust and the gas. Thus, for Hale-Bopp, dust is unlikely to be a dominant source of CH.
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