The profile of Saturn's ring A as derived from stellar occultations

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Aug 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978m%26p....19...61p&link_type=abstract

Moon and the Planets, vol. 19, Aug. 1978, p. 61-64.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Fresnel Diffraction, Saturn Rings, Stellar Occultation, Astronomical Photometry, Geocentric Coordinates, Stellar Luminosity

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Stellar occultations behind Saturn's ring A reveal sharp-edged gaps in its outer parts. Observed fluctuations in stellar brightness during one observation can be interpreted as Fresnel diffraction zones. According to this the sharpness of the edges of the gap is estimated to be under 700 m, which also means that the thickness of ring A in that part cannot exceed a few hundred meters. A further conclusion is that the particle size must be much less than a few hundred meters

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