A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: May, Brian Harold (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

The Zodiacal Light, that misty diffuse cone of light seen in the West after Sunset and the East before Sunrise, is a beautiful and intriguing phenomenon. Even though everyone can enjoy the sight from a suitably dark location, it is poorly understood, and has been the subject of relatively little res...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Dedication
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• List of Figures
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Introduction
• The Zodiacal Light, The Phenomenon
• Preparations and experimental details 1971-1974
• Reduction of the Data
• Interpretation of results in terms of physical models
• Current developments and future plans
• Appendix 1 program ZLPLT
• Appendix 2 programs LSQFIT, GAUSSN
• Appendix 3 programs POLYPT, FLEXPT, MINIPT, MINIPS, GAUSPT
• Appendix 4 programs STREAM, CONVL
• Appendix 5 Hicks, May & Reay NATURE paper, 1972
• Appendix 6 Hicks, May & Reay MNRAS paper, 1974
• References.