CometSuite

Simulates comet dust and its dynamics.

This is the unmaintained C++ version. A maintained Python version is also available.

The file INSTALL in this directory explains how to build and install the package.

The file NEWS lists news worthy item for users of CometSuite (e.g., version history).

The code is provided as is, without warranty.

Comments are welcome.

Michael S. P. Kelley msk@astro.umd.edu

Publications

Publications that have made use of the C++ version of CometSuite:

1. Near-Infrared Polarimetry and Photometry of Recent Comets. Kelley, Woodward, Jones et al. 2004. Astron. J. 127, 2398-2405
2. Infrared observations of comets with the Spitzer Space Telescope. Gehrz, Reach, Woodward, and Kelley. 2006. Adv. Space Res. 38, 2031-2038
3. A survey of debris trails from short-period comets. Reach, Kelley, and Sykes. 2007. Icarus 191, 298-322
4. The dust trail of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Kelley, Reach and Lien. 2008. Icarus 193, 572-587
5. A Search for Deep Impact's Large Particle Ejecta. Kelley, Reach, and Woodward. 2009. Deep Impact as a World Observatory Event: Synergies in Space, Time, and Wavelength. p. 125
6. Evidence of Fragmenting Dust Particles from Near-Simultaneous Optical and Near-Infrared Photometry and Polarimetry of Comet 73P/SCHWASSMANN-WACHMANN 3. Jones, Stark, Woodward et al. 2008. Astron. J. 135, 1318-1327
7. Collisional Excavation of Asteroid (596) Scheila. Bodewits, Kelley, Li et al. 2011.* Astrophys. J., Lett.* 733, L3.
8. Discovery of Main-belt Comet P/2006 VW139 by Pan-STARRS1. Hsieh, Yang, Haghighipour et al. 2012. Astrophys. J., Lett. 748, L15
9. The persistent activity of Jupiter-family comets at 3-7 AU. Kelley, Fernández, Licandro, et al. 2013. Icarus 225, 475-494
10. A Study of Dust and Gas at Mars from Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring). Kelley, Farnham, Bodewits et al. 2014. Astrophys. J., Lett. 792, L16