The far infrared spectrum of Saturn - Observability of PH3 and NH3

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Nov 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977a%26a....61..387e&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 61, no. 3, Nov. 1977, p. 387-390.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Absorption Spectra, Ammonia, Far Infrared Radiation, Phosphorus Compounds, Planetary Atmospheres, Saturn (Planet), Brightness Temperature, Infrared Spectra, Planetary Composition

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It is shown that NH3 and PH3 absorption lines are expected to be observable in the far-infrared spectrum of Saturn (wavelength greater than 100 microns). From the brightness temperature measured in the continuum, the thermal profile in the convective zone and the hydrogen/helium mixing ratio can be derived. From the brightness temperatures in the absorption lines, estimates of the vertical density distributions of ammonia and phosphine can be inferred.

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