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Column density profiles for CN, C3, C2 and NH have been determined from a long-slit CCD spectrum of periodic comet P/Schaumasse (1992x). Comparisons of these profiles with Haser models indicate that the ratios of the CN, C3 and C2 production rates are typical for a short-period comet. Although the scale lengths for NH and its parent species are uncertain, the results indicate that the production rate for NH is much greater than for either C2 or CN.
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Turner, N.J.J., Smith, G.H. Spectroscopy of comet P/Schaumasse. Earth Moon Planet 73, 33–50 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058044
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