Very Large Array observations of Uranus at 2. 0 cm

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Astron. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/114817· OSTI ID:7066626

Berge, G L; Muhleman, D O; Linfield, R P

Radio observations of Uranus obtained at 2.0 cm with the B configuration of the VLA during April 1985 are reported. The calibration and data-reduction procedures are described in detail, and the results are presented in tables, maps, and graphs and compared with IRIS 44-micron observations (Hanel et al., 1986). Features discussed include highest brightness centered on the pole rather than on the subearth point, a decrease in brightness temperature (by up to 9 K) at latitudes between -20 and -50 deg (well correlated with the IRIS data), and disk-center position (corrected for the observed radio asymmetry) in good agreement with that found on the basis of the outer contours of the image. 15 references.

• Research Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7066626
• Journal Information: Astron. J.; (United States), Vol. 96
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
URANUS PLANET
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
CALIBRATION
DATA PROCESSING
IMAGE PROCESSING
INTERFEROMETRY
VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
PLANETS
PROCESSING
RADIATIONS
SPACE VEHICLES
VEHICLES
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