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Re: Meteor spectrum components (was Re: (meteorobs) P/2000 G1 & Vgeo)
From: Paul O. Johnson mailto:pojhome@swbelldot net>
> Ed's comprehensive page on meteor spectroscopy reveals a long history on
the
> subject. I gather from it that most (if not all) of the line spectra are
> from the vaporized outer surface of the meteor itself rather than from the
> ionized air molecules around it. Is that true? Do some spectra show lines
> from both ionized meteor material and ionized air? I obviously don't
> understand all I know about this.
Paul:
The atomic emission lines in meteor spectra consist of neutral and
ionized atoms of several elements, mainly atoms of the body itself. The
atmospheric contributing component consists of oxygen and the nitrogen bands
in meteor spectra.
Ed Majden
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