2017
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/67
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Dynamic Deuterium Enrichment in Cometary Water via Eley–rideal Reactions

Abstract: The deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio (D/H) in water found in the coma of Jupiter family comet (JFC) 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko was reported to be (5.3±0.7)×10 −4 , the highest among comets and three times the value for other JFCs with an ocean-like ratio. This discrepancy suggests the diverse origins of JFCs and clouds the issue of the origin of Earth's oceanic water. Here we demonstrate that Eley-Rideal reactions between accelerated water ions and deuterated cometary surface analogs can lead to instantaneous d… Show more

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“…Laboratory experiments were carried out in an ultra-high vacuum ion scattering system connected to an ion beam line, as described in detail elsewhere 41 42 . Positive ions were extracted from an inductively coupled plasma of H 2 O or D 2 O in Argon carrier gas, operated at 5 mtorr and 500 W of radio-frequency power supplied at 13.56 MHz.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Laboratory experiments were carried out in an ultra-high vacuum ion scattering system connected to an ion beam line, as described in detail elsewhere 41 42 . Positive ions were extracted from an inductively coupled plasma of H 2 O or D 2 O in Argon carrier gas, operated at 5 mtorr and 500 W of radio-frequency power supplied at 13.56 MHz.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The high D/H ratio in water found in the coma of Jupiter family comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko clouds the issue of the origin of Earth's oceanic water. L-R reactions between accelerated water ions and deuterated cometary surface analogs led to instantaneous deuterium enrichment in water scattered from the surface [37]. The instantaneous fractionation process may operate on the surface of cometary nuclei or dust grains, composed of deuterium-rich silicates and carbonaceous chondrites.…”
Section: The Langmuir-rideal Mechanism (Formerly Often Called Eley-ri...mentioning
confidence: 99%