Lunar Radiation at 4.3 mm during the 25 August 1961 Eclipse and the Lunar Model,

Abstract

This anaysis describes the 4.3 mm wavelength measurement of lunar emissions during a lunation and during the 25 Aug 161 eclipse, the results of the measurements and the relationship of the results to measurement at other wavelengths. The maximum and minimum temperatures observed with a 0.2 degree beamwidth antenna during a lunation was 260 and 145 K respectively. The temperature change associated with the lunar occultation during the eclipse was approximately 10 C. The temperature change during the eclipse is hypothesized as being associated with the change in temperature of the dust layer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267862

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Tolbert
  • L.c. Krause
  • R.m. Dickinson

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astronomical Phenomena
  • Climate Change
  • Eclipses
  • Emission
  • Measurement
  • Occultation
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Climatology
  • Organizational Psychology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris