Optical thickness of the Cassini division

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Jul 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...31..385h&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 31, July 1977, p. 385-400.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Optical Thickness, Saturn Rings, Albedo, Astronomical Models, Brightness, Elastic Scattering, Error Analysis

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Various estimates for the optical thickness of the Cassini division are studied in order to explain and eliminate the discrepancies between them. An analysis of dark-side observations and a theoretical study based on the behavior of collisions suggest that the optical thickness of the Cassini division is not constant, but fluctuates in the range from 0.001 to 0.0001. The nonzero brightness in reflected light is caused either by stray light or by narrow optically thick ringlets inside the Cassini division.

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