Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 2005
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HST Proposal ID #10502
Computer Science
Hst Proposal Id #10502 Solar System
Scientific paper
ACS SBC UV observations of Uranus are proposed with dual purposes that can be achieved with a single set of observations. First, we propose to observe the very unusual auroral of Uranus for the first time since IUE and Voyager in the 1980's. The Uranus aurora are centered on the magnetic poles, corresponding to the 60 deg. tilted magnetic moment, closer to the equator than the rotational poles. The brighter auroral emission appears around the weaker magnetic pole. The auroral emissions are highly variable, as recorded with IUE, and the rotational phase of Uranus is not known. The observations will therefore cover the extent of a Uranus rotation {17.29 hours}, and will be repeated one-half solar rotation later to allow for variations in the solar wind at Uranus. The high sensitivity of the ACS SBC at long wavelengths will increase the sensitivity to auroral H2 emissions, and observations in cycle 14 near solar minimum will limit the sky background and reflected solar emissions from the Uranus disc. Secondly, these images will measure the extended hydrogen corona of Uranus, first seen by the Voyager 2 UVS. We propose to model the distribution of the hydrogen corona to determine the source processes in the Uranus upper atmosphere, by comparison with model runs from an exospheric code.
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