Isotopic ratios in comets provide keys for the understanding of the origin of cometary material, and the physical and chemical conditions in the early Solar Nebula. We review here measurments aquired on the D/H, 14N/15N, 16O/18O. 12C/13C, and 32S/34S ratios in cometary grains and gases, and discuss their cosmogonic implications. The review includes analyses of potential cometary material available in collections on Earth, recent measurements achieved with the Herschel Space Observatory, large optical telescopes, and Rosetta, as well as recent results obtained from models of chemical-dynamical deuterium fractionation in the early solar nebula. Prospects for future measurements are presented
International audienceFor the last 3 decades, infrared and especially microwave techniques have enab...
Isotopic ratios in comets are critical to understanding the origin of cometary material and the phys...
The abundance ratios of stable isotopes of the light elements in comets may provide clues of cosmogo...
Isotopic ratios in comets provide keys for the understanding of the origin of cometary material, and...
Isotopic abundance ratios are excellently suited to probe the origin of solar system matter. We revi...
International audienceIsotopic ratios in small solar system bodies provide keys for the understandin...
The apparition of bright comets C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) and C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) in March-April 2013 and J...
Context. Measurements of isotopic abundances in cometary ices are key to understanding and reconstru...
Isotopic ratios in comets provide keys for the understanding of the origin of cometary material, and...
The apparition of bright comets C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) and C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) in March-April 2013 and J...
A fundamental goal of cometary studies is to determine the exact relationship between these bodies a...
International audienceFor the last 3 decades, infrared and especially microwave techniques have enab...
Isotopic ratios in comets are critical to understanding the origin of cometary material and the phys...
The abundance ratios of stable isotopes of the light elements in comets may provide clues of cosmogo...
Isotopic ratios in comets provide keys for the understanding of the origin of cometary material, and...
Isotopic abundance ratios are excellently suited to probe the origin of solar system matter. We revi...
International audienceIsotopic ratios in small solar system bodies provide keys for the understandin...
The apparition of bright comets C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) and C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) in March-April 2013 and J...
Context. Measurements of isotopic abundances in cometary ices are key to understanding and reconstru...
Isotopic ratios in comets provide keys for the understanding of the origin of cometary material, and...
The apparition of bright comets C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) and C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) in March-April 2013 and J...
A fundamental goal of cometary studies is to determine the exact relationship between these bodies a...
International audienceFor the last 3 decades, infrared and especially microwave techniques have enab...
Isotopic ratios in comets are critical to understanding the origin of cometary material and the phys...
The abundance ratios of stable isotopes of the light elements in comets may provide clues of cosmogo...