Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988a%26a...190l..15a&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 190, no. 1-2, Jan. 1988, p. L15-L17.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Planetary Radiation, Planetary Temperature, Pluto (Planet), Radio Emission, Bolometers, Radiant Flux Density, Radii, Thermal Radiation, Pluto, Astronomy, Temperature, Radio Methods, Earth-Based Observations, Telescope Methods, Emissions, Parameters, Flux, Density, Comparisons, Physical Properties, Characterisitics, Size, Radius, Pluto-Charon System, Satellites, Charon, Diameter, Atmosphere, Surface, Methane, Composition
Scientific paper
When the MPIfR bolometer was first installed in the IRAM 30 m mm telescope in February 1986, a sensitivity test of the system was made at the position of Pluto and its emission was detected in less than one hour. However, after careful calibration the flux density was found to be significantly lower than predicted using the most recent physical parameters of the planet, suggesting it to have either an unexpectedly small diameter or low temperature. The authors confirmed this result in a subsequent observing period, when the Galilean satellites and several satellites of Saturn were also included in the observing program.
Altenhoff Wilhelm J.
Chini Rolf
Hein H.
Kreysa Ernst
Mezger Peter G.
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