The 1 May 1982 stellar occultation by Uranus and the rings Observations from Mount Stromlo Observatory

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Mar 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987icar...69..499f&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 69, March 1987, p. 499-505.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Photometry, Stellar Occultation, Uranus Rings, Astronomical Observatories, Light Curve, Optical Thickness, Stellar Temperature, Uranus, Rings, Occultations, Earth-Based Observations, Telescope Methods, Astronomy, Width, Optical Properties, Depth, Atmosphere, Temperature, Intensity, Data, Lightcurves, Parameters, Stratosphere

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The 1 May 1982 occultation of KME 15 by Uranus and its rings was observed at λ = 2.2 μm using the 1.9-m telescope of the Mount Stromlo Observatory. From model fits to the immersion and emersion ring profiles, accurate midtimes for rings 6, 5, 4, α, β, η, γ, δ, and ɛ, and ring widths, equivalent widths, and normal optical depths for all but ring 6 were obtained. The recently discovered ring 1986 U1R is not detectable in the data, setting an upper limit on the product of ring width and normal optical depth of ≤0.4 km at λ = 2.2 μm. From the immersion and emersion atmosphere occultations, vertical temperature profiles were obtained by numerical inversion. Both profiles show mean temperature near 130K and a local maximum near the 8-μbar pressure level.

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