Preliminary results of polarimetry and photometry of Titan at large phase angles from Pioneer 11

Details Preliminary results of polarimetry and photometry of Titan at large phase angles from Pioneer 11 Preliminary results of polarimetry and photometry of Titan at large phase angles from Pioneer 11

Nov 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.5937t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Nov. 1, 1980, p. 5937-5942. NASA-supported research.

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Astronomical Photometry, Pioneer 11 Space Probe, Polarimetry, Titan, Aerosols, Angular Distribution, Atmospheric Optics, Limb Darkening, Saturn, Satellites, Titan, Pioneer 11, Polarimetry, Photometry, Ipp, Photopolarimeters, Polarization, Aerosols, Size, Atmosphere, Data, Refraction, Scattering, Models, Properties, Phase Angles, Limbs, Intensity

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The imaging photopolarimeter (IPP) aboard the Pioneer 11 spacecraft measured the linear polarization of the integrated disk of Titan in red and blue light at a variety of phase angles from 15 to 97 deg. The large polarization (54%) measured in blue light at 90 deg phase constrains the size of the aerosols near the top of Titan's atmosphere to have radii smaller than about 0.09 microns if they have a refractive index of 2.0. The polarization at 90 deg phase in red light is smaller (41%) and implies that the optical thickness of the layer of small aerosols is about 0.6 above an effectively depolarizing surface. The shape of the polarization versus phase curve in blue light suggests increasing particle size with increasing depth into the atmosphere. The limb darkening of Titan was measured at 28 deg phase by using the imaging mode of the IPP. The limb darkening observed in both colors is reasonably consistent with that given by the scattering models derived from the polarization observations.

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