1204.0410 (D. Bodewits et al.)

Cometary Charge Exchange Diagnostics in UV and X-ray    [PDF]

D. Bodewits, D. J. Christian, J. A. Carter, K. Dennerl, I. Ewing, R. Hoekstra, S. T. Lepri, C. M. Lisse, S. J. Wolk

Since the initial discovery of cometary charge exchange emission, more than 20 comets have been observed with a variety of X-ray and UV observatories. This observational sample offers a broad variety of comets, solar wind environments and observational conditions. It clearly demonstrates that solar wind charge exchange emission provides a wealth of diagnostics, which are visible as spatial, temporal, and spectral emission features. We review the possibilities and limitations of each of those in this contribution.

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