Polarization Properties of the Galilean Satellites of Jupiter: Observations and Preliminary Analysis

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Sep 1997

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Astrophysical Journal v.487, p.402

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

29

Planets And Satellites: Individual Jupiter, Polarization, Radiative Transfer, Minor Planets, Asteroids

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We present new, detailed polarimetric measurements of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter with U, B, V, and R filters at phase angles ranging from 12 deg to nearly 0 deg. The polarization phase curves of Io, Europa, and Ganymede in the B, V, and R filters clearly show the presence of the polarization opposition effect in the form of a sharp peak of negative polarization centered at a very small phase angle of 0.dg6--0.dg7 and superimposed on the regular negative polarization branch. This phase angle is comparable to the width of the spikelike photometric opposition effect observed for Europa, thus indicating that both opposition phenomena are likely to be produced by the coherent backscattering mechanism. The U filter values of |Pmin| for Io and Europa are close to 0.60% and 0.47%, respectively, and exceed the respective BVR values by a factor of almost 2. The BVR polarization for the trailing hemispheres of Io, Europa, and, especially, Ganymede is systematically stronger than for the respective leading hemispheres. For Callisto, the leading hemisphere polarization is significantly stronger than for the trailing hemisphere. The inversion angles for Io, Europa, and Ganymede are nearly wavelength independent and close to 10.dg0, 8.dg6, and 8.dg8, respectively. The inversion angle for the trailing hemisphere of Callisto is also wavelength independent and is in the range of 12 deg--13 deg.

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