Comet Tails and Solar Corpuscular Rays.

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Abstract:

Long comet tails consisting of ions CO etc. frequently show accelerations of the tail elements which exceed the gravitational acceleration of the sun 0.6 cmsec. sq. in the vicinity of the earth by factors on the order of 10 to several thousand. Such high accelerations cannot be due to the pressure of the suns rays on the molecules. The concept that these accelerations are produced by the corpuscular radiation of the sun is explained.

Author(s):
Biermann, L.
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS SAN DIEGO CA
Supplementary Note:
Trans. of Zeitschrift fuer Astrophysik (West Germany) v28/29 p274-286 1950/51, by W. R. Eichler.
Annotation:
Comet Tails and Solar Corpuscular Rays--Translation.
Pagination:
0021

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GDA-AE60-0003-28
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
(*COMETS, ANOMALIES), (*SOLAR WIND, COMETS), CHARGED PARTICLES, MAGNETIC STORMS, CARBON MONOXIDE, SOLAR DISTURBANCES, MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY, WEST GERMANY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Astrophysics
Keyword(s):
RADIATION PRESSURE, TRANSLATIONS
Report Date:
1960 Dec 01