J/ApJS/169/458ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/169/458doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.21690458CDSLiu X.Shemansky D.E.Hallett J.T.Weaver H.A.2009-06-03T13:41:09Z2009-06-03T13:35:37ZCDS support team

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cds-question@unistra.frcometsspectroscopyultraviolet-astronomyRotationally resolved molecular hydrogen transitions originating from excitation of highly excited rovibrational levels of the X^1^{SIGMA}^+^_g_ state have been systematically identified for the first time in the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) observation of comets C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) and C/2001 A2 (LINEAR). Spectral assignments for the observed lines of H_2_ and other atomic and molecular species are given. All observed H_2_ transitions belong to the Lyman (B^1^{SIGMA}^+^_u_-X^1^{sigma}^+^_g_) and Werner (C^1^{PI}_u_-X^1^{SIGMA}^+^_g_) band systems. Resonant excitation of H_2_ by Ly{beta} and other solar lines is very limited.2007ApJS..169..458Lhttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/169/458CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic servicerelated-toB/fuse : The FUSE Observation Log (FUSE, 1999-2007)B/comets : Database of the orbital elements of comets (Rocher, 2007)J/AJ/112/1197 : Catalog of cometary emission lines (Brown+ 1996)J/PAZh/30/946 : Unidentified cometary emission lines (Simonia, 2004)https://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/169/458https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/169/458http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/169/458https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJS/169/458https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJS/169/458http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJS/169/458GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapUVdefaultJ/ApJS/169/458/table2Observed Transitions and Spectral AssignmentsrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintWaveObserved center wavelength (1)0.1nmem.wldoublen_Wave[de] Note on individual lines (2)meta.notecharFWHMFull-Width at Half-Maximum (1)0.1nmspect.line.widthfloatComet[A2 WM1] Comet identification (4)meta.id;meta.maincharP-IDPrimary line assignment (3)meta.noteS-IDSecondary line assignment (3)spect.line.width