Observations of the Saturn D ring

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Feb 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979icar...37..399l&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 37, Feb. 1979, p. 399-403.

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Astronomical Photometry, Saturn Rings, Charge Coupled Devices, Methane, Optical Thickness, Phase Shift, Pioneer Venus 2 Spacecraft, Signal To Noise Ratios, Solid State Devices, Thickness, Observations, Saturn, Rings, Phase Angles, Photometry, Optical Properties, Pioneer 11, Brightness, Models, Methane, Imagery, Absorption Spectra, Photographic Techniques

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Observations of Saturn at both large and small phase angles were obtained in the 890-nm methane band with a solid state charge coupled device (CCD). When model intensity profiles are convolved with appropriate point spread functions, intensity levels ranging from 5 to 3% of the maximum of ring B are required in the ring D region of the models to match the data, in substantial agreement with previous results obtained through photographic photometry. The normal optical thickness of the D ring is about 0.02 and seems to show the same phase function as the other rings. The division between the C and D ring was not observed, possibly due to the seeing limited image resolution.

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