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SL9 impact chemistry: Long-term photochemical evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2016

Julianne I. Moses
Julianne I. Moses*
Affiliation:
Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, TX 77058-1113, USA

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One-dimensional photochemical models are used to provide an assessment of the chemical composition of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact sites soon after the impacts, and over time, as the impact-derived molecular species evolve due to photochemical processes. Photochemical model predictions are compared with the observed temporal variation of the impact-derived molecules in order to place constraints on the initial composition at the impact sites and on the amount of aerosol debris deposited in the stratosphere. The time variation of NH3, HCN, OCS, and H2S in the photochemical models roughly parallels that of the observations. S2 persists too long in the photochemical models, suggesting that some of the estimated chemical rates constants and/or initial conditions (e.g., the assumed altitude distribution or abundance of S2) are incorrect. Models predict that CS and CO persist for months or years in the jovian stratosphere. Observations indicate that the model results with regard to CS are qualitatively correct (although the measured CS abundance demonstrates the need for a larger assumed initial abundance of CS in the models), but that CO appears to be more stable in the models than is indicated by observations. The reason for this discrepancy is unknown. We use model-data comparisons to learn more about the unique photochemical processes occurring after the impacts.

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Research Article
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International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 156: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter , May 1996 , pp. 243 - 268
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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