Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Jan 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985avest..18..179s&link_type=abstract
(Astronomicheskii Vestnik, vol. 18, July-Sept. 1984, p. 179-190) Solar System Research (ISSN 0038-0946), vol. 18, no. 3, Jan. 19
Physics
Optics
Atmospheric Optics, Jupiter Atmosphere, Polar Regions, Polarized Light, Spectrum Analysis, Latitude, Longitude, Optical Thickness, Phase Shift, Polarization Characteristics
Scientific paper
The spectral variations of polarization in the polar regions of Jupiter have been investigated on the basis of photometric measurements carried out during March-June 1981. It is shown that polarization increased sharply in the polar regions, beginning at latitudes of +40 and -48 degrees. At wavelengths from the ultraviolet to red light, polarization in the polar regions decreased. The degree of polarization at latitudes greater than 60-65 degrees was almost the same in the range of wavelengths from the ultraviolet to green light. Evidence of a correlation between the degree of polarization in polar regions and longitude is presented. Comparison of the spectral dependence of polarization with the theoretical calculations of Kawata and Hansen (1976) indicated an average radius of about 1.0-1.5 microns for the particles of aerosol haze above the polar regions of Jupiter.
Starodubtseva O. M.
Teifel' V. G.
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