Published March 31, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

The influence of supernovae and passing stars on comets in the Oort cloud

Creators

  • 1. Colorado Univ., Boulder (USA). Dept. of Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences

Description

The heating of Oort cloud comets by supernovae and passing stars dominates their thermal history and may provide a source of dust and refractory heavy elements to the interstellar medium. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
332
Journal Issue
6163
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
407-411
ISSN
0028-0836
CODEN
NATUA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
19057004
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; COMETS; COSMIC DUST; HEATING; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; LUMINOSITY; STARS; SUPERNOVAE; THEORETICAL DATA
Descriptors DEC
BINARY STARS; DATA; DUSTS; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPACE; VARIABLE STARS