Deep Impact as a World Observatory Event: Synergies in Space, Time, and Wavelength: Proceedings of the ESO/VUB Conference held in Brussels, Belgium, 7-10 August 2006

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Previously Unobserved Water Lines Detected in the Post-Impact Spectrum....Pages 3-10
Keck 1 HIRES Observations of Tempel 1 at the Time of Impact....Pages 11-24
Deep Impact Groundsupport Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1: a Student Contribution....Pages 25-28
Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 and Deep Impact by the OSIRIS Cameras onboard Rosetta....Pages 29-39
Comets, Charisma, and Celebrity: Reflections on Their Deep Impact....Pages 41-58
The Grain Evolution Model for Icy Grains Ejected from 9P/Tempel 1 by Deep Impact....Pages 59-67
JCMT Observations of the Deep Impact Event....Pages 69-72
The Visual Brightness Behavior of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 During 1972–2005....Pages 73-77
Imaging Polarimetry of the Dust Coma of the Deep Impact Target Comet Tempel 1....Pages 79-82
Radio Observations from Australia of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 for Deep Impact....Pages 83-86
The Deep Impact Event as Seen from the University of Nariñno Observatory – Colombia....Pages 87-89
The Earth-Based Deep Impact Observing Program....Pages 91-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Gemini-N Observations of the Dust Excavated from Comet 9P/Tempel 1 During Deep Impact....Pages 115-120
Release of C 2 Radicals after the Deep Impact Event....Pages 121-124
A Search for Deep Impact’s Large Particle Ejecta....Pages 125-130
Subaru/COMICS Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Observations of the Dust Plume from Comet 9P/Tempel....Pages 131-136
Modeling of the Terminal Velocities of the Dust Ejected Material by the Impact....Pages 137-142
The Subsurface Structure of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 Projected into the Dust Plume....Pages 143-146
The Dusty View of DI from ESO Chile....Pages 147-154
Spectropolarimetry of the Deep Impact Target Comet 9P/Tempel 1 with HiVIS....Pages 155-160
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
PAHs in Comets: An Overview....Pages 161-175
Dynamical Modeling of the Deep Impact Dust Ejecta Cloud....Pages 177-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-187
The Size of the Artificial Explosive Crater on the Nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1....Pages 189-189
Impact Cratering on Volatile-rich Targets: Some Remarks Related to the Deep Impact Experiment....Pages 191-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-200
Spectrophotometry of the Deep Impact Ejecta of Comet 9P/Tempel 1....Pages 201-211
Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1....Pages 213-213
Gas Production by Deep Impact from Far-ultraviolet Observations....Pages 215-220
Overview of Hubble Space Telescope Visible Imaging of 9P/Tempel 1 and Deep Impact....Pages 221-226
Radio Monitoring of 9P/Tempel 1 Outgassing and Gas Released by the Impact....Pages 227-230
The Chemical Composition of 9P/Tempel 1 from Radio Observations....Pages 231-232
Temporal Evolution of DI Ejecta Based on NIRSPEC Observations at Keck 2: Parent Volatiles and Dust....Pages 233-241
ESO Spectrophotometry of Comet 9P/Tempel 1....Pages 243-248
Search for Ammonia Radio Emission in Comet 9P/Tempel~1 after the Deep Impact Event....Pages 249-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-263
The Strength of Cometary Surface Material: Relevance of Deep Impact Results for Philae Landing on a Comet....Pages 265-270
Rosetta/ROSINA and Chemistry in a Cometary Coma....Pages 271-275
High-Speed R -Band CCD Photometry of Comet 9P/Tempel 1....Pages 277-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
How Tempel 1 Fits into the Ensemble of Comets: A Spectrosopic Perspective....Pages 285-300
Dust Evolution of Comet 9P/Tempel 1....Pages 301-305
Back Matter....Pages 307-309
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