Radiative transfer modeling constraints on the size of the spoke particles in Saturn's rings

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Particle Size Distribution, Radiative Transfer, Saturn Rings, Albedo, Astronomical Photometry, Powder (Particles), Spokes, Voyager Project, Saturn, Radiative Transfer, Models, Size, Spokes, Particles, Albedo, Rings, B Ring, Spacecraft Observations, Voyager Missions, Wavelengths, Optical Properties, Depth, Color, Radius, Photographs, Photometry, Scattering, Calculations, Extinction, Distribution

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The spoke particle sizes of Saturn's outer B ring constitute an important parameter for spoke formation and evolution theories, prompting the present effort to find constraining observations. The spokes' apparent optical depths are found to increase with wavelength. A relationship is derived for the contribution of the spokes' small particle optical depth, taking multiple-scatter and flatter spoke-region large-particle phase functions into account; the spokes' optical depths still generally appear to increase or remain constant with increasing wavelength.

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