The brightness temperatures of Saturn and its rings at 39 microns

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Apr 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...30..747n&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 30, Apr. 1977, p. 747-759.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Brightness Temperature, Infrared Astronomy, Planetary Temperature, Saturn Rings, Planetary Radiation, Radiant Flux Density, Telescopes, Thermal Emission

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The relative rings-to-disk brightness (specific intensity) of Saturn at 39 microns was resolved using a 224-cm telescope, and the total flux of Saturn relative to Jupiter in the same bandpass was measured from the NASA Learjet Observatory. These two measurements, which were made with Saturn's rings near maximum inclination, determine the disk and average ring (A and B) brightness in terms of an absolute flux calibration of Jupiter in the same bandpass. While present uncertainties in Jupiter's absolute calibration make it impossible to compare existing measurements unambiguously, it is nevertheless possible to conclude the following: (1) observations between 20 and 40 microns are all compatible (within 2 sigmas) with a disk brightness temperature of 94 K and do not agree with the radiative equilibrium models of Trafton (1967); (2) the rings at large tilt contribute a flux component comparable to that of the planet itself for wavelengths not exceeding about 40 microns; and (3) there is a decrease of approximately 22% in the relative ring:disk brightness between effective wavelengths of 33.5 and 39 microns.

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