Results of polarimetric investigations of Jupiter.
Abstract
Results of polarization measurements of Jupiter made since 1923 are concisely summarized. Results are then reported for ground-based polarization measurements of the entire Jovian disk as well as its central area in separate spectral regions over the wavelength range from 0.316 to 0.798 microns. These recent findings confirm that the polarization of the entire disk is nonzero at phase angles less than 1 deg. The fit of the data to two atmospheric models (a semiinfinite uniform gaseous-aerosol layer with and without an overlying gaseous layer of small optical thickness) is evaluated. It is shown that the earlier data on the sizes of cloud particles are in satisfactory agreement with both the ground-based measurements and Pioneer 10 results.
- Publication:
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Astrometriia i Astrofizika
- Pub Date:
- 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976AAfz...30...47M
- Keywords:
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- Aerosols;
- Jupiter Atmosphere;
- Polarization Characteristics;
- Angular Distribution;
- Atmospheric Models;
- Clouds;
- Tables (Data);
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration