Spikes of light during stellar occultation by planets

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Apr 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976a%26a....48..263l&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 48, no. 2, Apr. 1976, p. 263-268. In French.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Jupiter (Planet), Light Curve, Neptune (Planet), Planetary Atmospheres, Stellar Occultation, Atmospheric Temperature, Jupiter Atmosphere, Tables (Data)

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Photometric curves obtained during stellar occultations by Jupiter and Neptune contain light spikes of short duration and high intensity. It is shown that the presence of a perturbed layer which is warmer or colder than the neighboring regions of the planetary atmosphere can give rise to two such peaks in the light curve during occultation. The angular separation of the peaks is dependent on the thickness and refraction of the layer. The proposed models present difficulties in application, as they require severe perturbation of the planetary atmosphere.

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