Light Scattering as a Clue to Cometary Dust Structure
| Autor: | Jérémie Lasue, A. Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, E. Hadamcik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
X-ray Raman scattering 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Scattering 0103 physical sciences Structure (category theory) Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Atomic physics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics 01 natural sciences Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics Light scattering 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Highlights of Astronomy. 13:498-500 |
| ISSN: | 1539-2996 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1539299600016415 |
| Popis: | The linear polarization of comets depends upon the cometary dust physical properties, as well as upon the phase angle and the wavelength. The observed similarities and discrepancies provide drastic constraints on the physical properties of the dust. A series of measurements of light scattering properties on clouds of particles and of the aggregates they form under microgravity conditions should allow the interpretation of the observations in terms of physical properties of the dust. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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