We performed a spectroscopic survey for cometary volatiles with the Infrared Camera onboard the Japanese infrared satellite AKARI. The observations were carried out in the near-infrared wavelength range in the period from 2008 June to 2010 January. In this paper, we summarize the observations and results of the AKARI survey for the mixing ratios of major volatiles in comets. We derived the 2.5 − 5 μm spectra of 18 comets including both Oort cloud comets and Jupiter-family comets. Prominent emission bands in the observed spectra are the fundamental vibrational bands of water ( H2O ) at 2.7 μm and carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) at 4.3 μm . The fundamental vibrational band of carbon monoxide (CO) at 4.7 μm and the broad emission feature probably related to C-H bearing molecules can also be recognized around the 3.4 − 3.5 μm region in some comets. We detect CO2 in 17 out of 18 comets, and derived gas production rate ratios of CO2 with respect to H2O in 17 comets. We detect a reliable CO emission band only in three of the comets. Our data set provides the largest homogeneous database of CO2 / H2O ratios in comets obtained so far.

ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. AKARI OBSERVATIONS OF COMETS
3. MIXING RATIOS
4. COMPARISON WITH PROTOSTELLAR SAMPLES
5. CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES

• T. OOTSUBO(Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University)
• H. KAWAKITA(Kyoto Sangyo University)
• H. KOBAYASHI(Kyoto Sangyo University)
• F. USUI(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
• AKARI SOSOS TEAM