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ASSOCIATED PUBLICATION
Toward a unique Nitrogen isotopic ratio
in cometary ices
P. Rousselot*, O. Pirali, E. Jehin, M. Vervloet,
D. Hutsemékers, J. Manfroid, D. Cordier,
M.-A. Martin-Drumel, S. Gruet, C. Arpigny,
A. Decock, and O. Mousis
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
(published 2013 December 16)
doi:10.1088/2041-8205/780/2/L17
*Institut UTINAM-UMR CNRS 6213,
Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers THETA,
Université de Franche-Comté, BP 1615,
F-25010 Besançon Cedex, France
rousselot@obs-besancon.fr
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
➊ Cometary ices create
gas in the coma that can
be analyzed thanks to the
spectroscopic analysis. This
figure presents two among
the seven 15NH2 emission lines
identified thanks to this work.
Credits : ESO/D. Cordier/P.
Rousselot
REFERENCES
[1] Manfroid et al. A&A 503 (2009), 613
[2] Bockelée-Morvan et al. ApJ 679 (2008),
L49-L52
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