Exploration of Halley’s Comet

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 New information on comet P/Halley as depicted by Giotto di Bondone and other Western artists
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   Chapter 2 Encounters with comets: discoveries and puzzles in cometary plasma physics
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   Chapter 3 The pick-up of cometary protons by the solar wind
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   Chapter 4 Alfvénic turbulence in the solar wind flow during the approach to comet P/Halley
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   Chapter 5 General features of comet P/Halley: solar wind interaction from plasma measurements
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   Chapter 6 The Sakigake/Suisei encounter with comet P/Halley
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   Chapter 7 Waves in the magnetic field and solar wind flow outside the bow shock at comet P/Halley
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   Chapter 8 Solar wind flow through the comet P/Halley bow shock
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    Chapter 9 Macroscopic perturbations of the IMF by P/Halley as seen by the Giotto magnetometer
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    Chapter 10 Low-frequency magnetic field fluctuations in comet P/Halley’s magnetosheath: Giotto observations
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    Chapter 11 Fine structure of the magnetic field in comet P/Halley’s coma
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    Chapter 12 Giotto magnetic-field results on the boundaries of the pile-up region and the magnetic cavity
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    Chapter 13 Identification of boundaries in the cometary environment from ac electric field measurements
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    Chapter 14 Dust observations of comet P/Halley by the plasma-wave analyser
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    Chapter 15 Comparative study of the low-frequency waves near comet P/Halley during the Vega-1 and Vega-2 flybys
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    Chapter 16 Plasma flow in the cometosheath of P/Halley during the encounter of Suisei
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    Chapter 17 MHD waves detected by ICE at distances ≥ 28 10 6 km from comet P/Halley: Cometary or solar wind origin?
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    Chapter 18 Plasma-tail activity at the time of the Vega encounters
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    Chapter 19 Observations of cometary plasma-wave phenomena
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    Chapter 20 Hydromagnetic waves associated with cometary water group ions: Sakigake observation
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    Chapter 21 Plasma properties from the upstream region to the cometopause of comet P/Halley: Vega observations
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    Chapter 22 Observations of heavy energetic ions far upstream from comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 23 Spatial distribution of water-group ions near comet P/Halley observed by Suisei
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    Chapter 24 An Interpretation of the Ion Pile-up Region Outside the Ionospheric Contact Surface
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    Chapter 25 Description of the main boundaries seen by the Giotto electron experiment inside comet P/Halley-solar wind interaction region
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    Chapter 26 In-situ observations of a bi-modal ion distribution in the outer coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 27 The composition and radial dependence of cometary ions in the coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 28 Pick-up ions at comet P/Halley’s bow shock: observations with the IIS spectrometer on Giotto
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    Chapter 29 Ion temperature and flow profiles in comet P/Halley’s close environment
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    Chapter 30 The composition and dynamics of cometary ions in the outer coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 31 Expansion velocity and temperatures of gas and ions measured in the coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 32 Giotto-IMS observations of ion-flow velocities and temperatures outside the magnetic cavity of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 33 The dependence of mass resolution and sensitivity of the PUMA instrument on the energy spread of ions produced by hypervelocity impacts
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    Chapter 34 Spatial distribution of heavy ions in comet P/Halley’s coma
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    Chapter 35 Quasi-periodic features and the radial distribution of cometary ions in the cometary plasma region of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 36 Electronic spectroscopy and relaxation of some molecular cations of cometary interest
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    Chapter 37 Possible models on disturbances of the plasma tail of comet Halley during the 1985-1986 apparition
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    Chapter 38 Structure and dynamics of the plasma tail of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 39 Structure and dynamics of the plasma tail of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 40 Hot ions observed by the Giotto ion mass spectrometer at the comet P/Halley contact surface
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    Chapter 41 Photographic observations of tail-formation activities of comet P/Halley in November 1985
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    Chapter 42 The outburst of comet P/Halley on December 12, 1985
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    Chapter 43 Structure and dynamics of plasma-tail condensations of comet P/Halley 1986 and inferences on the structure and activity of the cometary nucleus
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    Chapter 44 Observations of the coma of comet P/Halley and the outburst of 1986 March 24–25 (UT)
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    Chapter 45 Observations of ions in comet P/Halley with a focal reducer
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    Chapter 46 Two disconnection events in comet P/Halley and possible solar causes
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    Chapter 47 Activity of the plasma tail of comet P/Halley in March, 1986
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    Chapter 48 The cause of two plasma-tail disconnection events in comet P/Halley during the ICE-Halley radial period
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    Chapter 49 Energy spectra of energetic ions in the vicinity of comet P/Giacobini-Zinner
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    Chapter 50 Plasma structures in comets P/Halley and Giacobini-Zinner
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    Chapter 51 Analysis of the electron measurements from the Plasmag-1 experiment on board Vega 2 in the vicinity of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 52 The upstream region, foreshock and bow shock wave at comet P/Halley from plasma electron measurements
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    Chapter 53 Stochastic Fermi acceleration of ions in the pre-shock region of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 54 Measurements of low energy electrons and spacecraft potentials near comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 55 Charge exchange of solar wind ions in the coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 56 Fluid simulation of comet P/Halley’s ionosphere
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    Chapter 57 Unusual characteristics of electromagnetic waves excited by cometary newborn ions with large perpendicular energies
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    Chapter 58 Far-ultraviolet objective spectra of comet P/Halley from sounding rockets
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    Chapter 59 Exploration of Halley’s Comet
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    Chapter 60 Some diatomic molecules from comet P/Halley’s UV spectra near spacecraft flybys
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    Chapter 61 Activity of comet P/Halley 23–25 March, 1986: IUE observations
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    Chapter 62 Cometary MHD and chemistry
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    Chapter 63 Atomic hydrogen production rates for comet P/Halley from observations with Dynamics Explorer 1
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    Chapter 64 The spectrum of P/Halley’s coma obtained with an objective-prism
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    Chapter 65 Comet P/Halley neutral gas density profile along the Vega-1 trajectory measured by the Neutral Gas Experiment
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    Chapter 66 Low-resolution maps of comet P/Halley in principal atomic and molecular species
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    Chapter 67 Pioneer Venus measurements of H, O, and C production in comet P/Halley near perihelion
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    Chapter 68 Anisotropy of the neutral gas distribution of comet P/Halley deduced from Nge/Vega 1 measurements
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    Chapter 69 The atomic carbon distribution in the coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 70 Carbon-isotope ratio in PUMA 1 spectra of P/Halley dust
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    Chapter 71 Study of the isotopic features of Swan bands in comets
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    Chapter 72 Kinematic properties of the neutral gas outflow from comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 73 The spectrum of comet P/Halley between 0.9 and 2.5 microns
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    Chapter 74 Anisotropic non-stationary gas flow dynamics in the coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 75 Infrared investigation of water in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 76 The ortho-para ratio of water vapor in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 77 The 2.7 μ m water band of comet P/Halley: interpretation of observations by an excitation model
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    Chapter 78 Curves of growth of emission lines in cometary spectra. Implications for H 2 O and OH bands of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 79 The D/H ratio in water from comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 80 Improved gas-kinetic treatment of cometary water sublimation and recondensation: application to comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 81 Detection of OH rotational emission from comet P/Halley in the far-infrared
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    Chapter 82 18-cm wavelength radio monitoring of the OH radical in comet P/Halley 1982i
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    Chapter 83 10.7 GHz continuum observations of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 84 Rotational structure of the (2, 0) Phillips band of C 2 in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 85 OH radio observations of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 86 Observations of HCN in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 87 The CO and N 2 abundance in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 88 Resolution of the [O i ] + NH 2 blend in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 89 A rotational-state population analysis of the high-resolution IUE observation of CS emission in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 90 Search for methane in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 91 Evidence for methane and ammonia in the coma of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 92 Detection of parent molecules in comet P/Halley from the IKS-Vega experiment
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    Chapter 93 Detection of a new emission band at 2.8 µm in comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 94 Photometry of P/Halley (1982i)
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    Chapter 95 Polarimetry of comet P/Halley: continuum versus molecular bands
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    Chapter 96 Photometric observations of comet P/Giacobini-Zinner
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    Chapter 97 Circular polarization near the nucleus of comet P/Halley
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    Chapter 98 Spectrophotometry of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 99 Spectrophotometry of comet P/Halley at wavelengths 275—710 nm from Vega 2
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     Chapter 100 The visual brightness behavior of P/Halley during 1981–1987
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     Chapter 101 The spectral behavior of P/Halley at large heliocentric distance in light of the Giotto/Vega results
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     Chapter 102 Periodicities in the light curve of P/halley and the rotation of its nucleus
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     Chapter 103 Photometry of comet P/Halley at near post-perihelion phases
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     Chapter 104 Observations of comet P/Halley at minimum phase angle
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     Chapter 105 Chinese observations of comet P/Halley in China and abroad
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     Chapter 106 Thermal infrared imaging of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 107 Low resolution mapping of comet P/Halley in the near-infrared
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     Chapter 108 Infrared monitoring of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 109 Airborne and groundbased spectrophotometry of comet P/Halley from 5–13 micrometers
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     Chapter 110 The near-infrared polarization and color of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 111 The 3.2–3.6 μ m emission features in comet P/Halley: spectral identifications and similarities
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     Chapter 112 Airborne spectrophotometry of P/Halley from 16 to 30 microns
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     Chapter 113 Photometry of comet P/Halley from 40 to 160 microns
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     Chapter 114 Airborne spectrophotometry of P/Halley from 20 to 65 microns
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     Chapter 115 Comet P/Halley near-nucleus phenomena in 1986
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     Chapter 116 The sunward spike of Halley’s comet
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     Chapter 117 Complex refractive index of grain material deduced from the visible polarimetry of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 118 Infrared emission from P/Halley’s dust coma during March 1986
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     Chapter 119 The dust tail of comet P/Halley in April 1986
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     Chapter 120 Albedo maps of comets P/Halley and P/Giacobini-Zinner
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     Chapter 121 Polarimetry of grains in the coma of P/Halley
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     Chapter 122 Polarimetry of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 123 Calibration of the DIDSY-IPM dust detector and application to other impact ionisation detectors on board the P/Halley probes
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     Chapter 124 Dust in comet P/Halley from Vega observations
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     Chapter 125 Properties of dust in comet P/Halley measured by the Vega-2 three-channel spectrometer
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     Chapter 126 Dust distribution of comet P/Halley’s inner coma determined from the Giotto Radio-Science Experiment
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     Chapter 127 The dust distribution within the inner coma of comet P/Halley 1982i: encounter by Giotto’s impact detectors
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     Chapter 128 The dust coma of comet P/Halley: measurements on the Vega-1 and Vega-2 spacecraft
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     Chapter 129 Spatial and mass distribution of low-mass dust particles ( m < 10 −10 g) in comet P/Halley’s coma
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     Chapter 130 First statistical analysis of 5000 mass spectra of cometary grains obtained by PUMA 1 (Vega 1) and PIA (Giotto) impact ionization mass spectrometers in the compressed modes
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     Chapter 131 Comet P/Halley: implications of the mass distribution function for the photopolarimetric properties of the dust coma
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     Chapter 132 An attempt to evaluate the structure of cometary dust particles
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     Chapter 133 Systematics of the “CHON” and other light-element particle populations in comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 134 Secondary electron emission induced by gas and dust impacts on Giotto, Vega-1 and Vega-2 in the environment of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 135 Dust environment of comet P/Halley: a review
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     Chapter 136 Charging of dust particles in comets and in interplanetary space
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     Chapter 137 Evaporating grains in P/Halley’s coma
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     Chapter 138 Comet P/Halley’s nucleus and its activity
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     Chapter 139 Electrostatic charging and fragmentation of dust near P/Giacobini-Zinner and P/Halley
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     Chapter 140 Evolution of comet P/Halley in early march 1986 as observed from Vega pictures
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     Chapter 141 The spatial distribution of dust jets seen during the Vega 2 flyby
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     Chapter 142 Temperature and size of the nucleus of comet P/Halley deduced from IKS infrared Vega 1 measurements
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     Chapter 143 Fine dust structures in the emission of comet P/Halley observed by the Halley Multicolour Camera on board Giotto
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     Chapter 144 Detailed analysis of a surface feature on comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 145 The cometary nucleus: current concepts
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     Chapter 146 Composition measurements and the history of cometary matter
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     Chapter 147 Modeling Halley before and after the encounters
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     Chapter 148 Post-perihelion brightening of comet P/Halley: Springtime for Halley
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     Chapter 149 P/Halley dust characteristics: a comparison between Orionid and Eta Aquarid meteor observations and those from the flyby spacecraft
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     Chapter 150 Radiation formation of a non-volatile comet crust
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     Chapter 151 Astrometric positions of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 152 A new approach to investigations of the long-term motion of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 153 High-order librations of Halley-type comets
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     Chapter 154 Dormant phases in the aging of periodic comets
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     Chapter 155 The dynamical lifetime of comet P/Halley
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     Chapter 156 Galactic tides affect the Oort cloud: an observational confirmation
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     Chapter 157 The P/Halley meteor showers in 1985–1986
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     Chapter 158 The spectra of meteors from Halley’s comet
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     Chapter 159 Meteoroids from comet P/Halley. The comet’s mass production and age
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     Chapter 160 The 1985 return of the Giacobinid meteor stream
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     Chapter 161 The meteor stream associated with comet P/Grigg-Skjellerup
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     Chapter 162 Meteor contribution by short-period comets
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     Chapter 163 Associations between ancient comets and meteor showers
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     Chapter 164 Exploration of Halley’s Comet: symposium summary
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     Chapter 165 The Giotto mission to Halley’s Comet
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     Chapter 166 The Vega mission to Halley’s Comet
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     Chapter 167 The Sakigake/Suisei missions to Halley’s Comet
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     Chapter 168 The International Cometary Explorer
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     Chapter 169 The International Halley Watch