The Brightness Temperature of Venus and the Absolute Flux Scale at Mhz,
Abstract
The authors measured the disk temperature of Venus at 608 MHz near the inferior conjunction of 1972 and obtained a value of 498 plus or minus 33K using a nominal CKL flux density scale. The result is consistent with earlier measurements, but has a much smaller uncertainty. Our theoretical model prediction is larger by a factor of 1.21 plus or minus 0.09. This discrepancy has been noticed previously for frequencies below 1400 MHz, but was generally disregarded because of the large observational uncertainties. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0756084
Entities
People
- D. O. Muhleman
- G. L. Berge
- G. S. Orton
Organizations
- Owens Valley Radio Observatory