PLANETARY LUNCH (Course ESS286)


Fall 2009

October 29

Michal Drahus UCLA, Dept. Earth & Space Sciences

Microwave Spectra of Comets

Michal Drahus

Microwave spectroscopy is sensitive to rotational transitions in molecules, and hence it is a powerful tool for studying active comets. I will discuss what we can learn about the cometary nucleus from the emission lines produced in the coma.

Reading

Planet Lunch talks are held 12:00 - 13:00 and are informal in nature. Bring your (planet) lunch and bring your questions.


Planet Lunch home

Jewitt home ESS home e-mail: David Jewitt