Problem of taking astronomical selection into account in investigations of the distributions of the orbital elements of sporadic meteor particles
Abstract
A nonunique phase function for a space of Keplerian orbital elements is derived in order to determine the accurate distribution of the orbital elements of sporadic meteor particles. It is shown that the previous formulas used for correcting observational data do not completely solve the problem of astronomical selection effects. It is found on the basis of the formula that the main source of sporadic meteor particles in the solar system is most likely long-period comets and the residual matter from the protoplanetary nebula which is preserved in regions of the solar system which are far from the sun.
- Publication:
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Astronomicheskii Vestnik
- Pub Date:
- July 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984AVest..18...52Z
- Keywords:
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- Distribution (Property);
- Kepler Laws;
- Meteoroids;
- Orbital Elements;
- Functions (Mathematics);
- Astronomy