Is the D/H Ratio in the Comet Coma Equal
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M. Podolak; Y. Mekler; D. Prialnik
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present a simple, semianalytic model of the vaporization of H 2 O and HDO ice from a comet nucleus. We use this model to show that the flux of HDO relative to H 2 O can be much higher, at times, than would be expected from the D/H ratio in the nuclear ice itself. This effect varies with position