Comets in the Post-Halley Era

• Section I: Observing Techniques and Interpretation.- Cometary Orbital Dynamics and Astrometry.- Cometary Photometry.- Infrared Techniques for Comet Observations.- Infrared Spectroscopy of Cometary Parent Molecules.- Carbonaceous Compounds in Comets: Infrared Observations.- Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Cometary Comae.- The Study of Comets at Radio Wavelengths.- A Review of Radio Interferometric Imaging of Comets.- The Modern Role of Visual Observations of Comets.- Section II: Laboratory Studies and Simulations.- Physical Properties of Frozen Volatiles—Their Relevance to the Study of Comet Nuclei.- Irradiation Effects on Comets and Cometary Debris.- Laboratory Simulation of Cometary Processes: Results From First KOSI Experiments.- Laboratory Simulation of Cometary Structures.- Recent Laboratory Photochemical Studies and Their Relationship to the Photochemical Formation of Cometary Radicals.- Section III: Comets, Origins, and Evolution.- The Accumulation and Structure of Comets.- Chemical Theories on the Origin of Comets.- Nature and History of the Organic Compounds in Comets: An Astrophysical View.- Noble Gases in Terrestrial Planets: Evidence for Cometary Impacts?.- Biological Implications of Organic Compounds in Comets.- Dynamical History of the Oort Cloud.- Statistical and Evolutionary Aspects of Cometary Orbits.- End Products of Cometary Evolution: Cometary Origin of Earth-Crossing Bodies of Asteroidal Appearance.- Debris From Comets: The Evolution of Meteor Streams.- Evolution of Cometary Debris: Physical Aspects.- Evidence for Physical Aging of Periodic Comets.- Physical Aging in Comets.- Contributing Authors.

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