Infrared Observations of an Outburst of
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R.D. Gehrz; C.H. Johnson; S.D. Magnuson; E.P. Ney; T.L. Hayward
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A close examination of the \(0.7-\) to \(23-\mu \mathrm{m}\) infrared data base acquired by Gehrz and Ney (1992, Icarus 100, 162-186) suggests that the nucleus of Comet P/Halley 1986 III emitted a burst of small dust grains during a 3-day period commencing within hours of perihelion passage on 1986