8- to 13-μm Spectra of Saturn's A and B Rings
| Autor: | John A. Hackwell, Martha S. Hanner, Ray W. Russell, David K. Lynch, A. L. Mazuk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Physics
Brightness Infrared Spectral structure Infrared spectroscopy Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics Molecular physics Spectral line Silicate chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Planck's law Space and Planetary Science Thermal Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics |
| Zdroj: | Icarus. 146:43-47 |
| ISSN: | 0019-1035 |
| Popis: | Thermal IR spectroscopy of Saturn's A and B rings in the 8- to 13-μm range reveals a smooth, Planck-like continuum with no spectral structure that could be attributed to optically thin water ice or silicate dust. The brightness temperatures of the A and B rings obtained by fitting a Planck function to the spectra were 90.3±0.9 and 90.5±0.6 K, respectively, in good agreement with and extending earlier photometric measurements. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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