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New radio observations of the Moon at L band

New radio observations of the Moon at L band
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摘要 We present results of new radio observations of the Moon at L band with the synthesis telescope of the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory Synthesis Telescope. The resolution and temperature sensitivity of the observations are 159 × 87 and 1.7K, respectively. The main results are: (1) the lunar brightness temperature averaged over the whole disk is about 233K while the average brightness temperature for the four quadrants are 228.1K (NE), 239.7K (NW), 233.9K (SW) and 228.8K (SE). The observations reveal large temperature and spatial variations on the Moon for the first time. The highest brightness temperature is about 257 K and it is located along the lunar equator, to the west. The total uncertainty is about 5% due to the absolute accuracy of the fluxes of the primary calibrators; (2) the total degree of po- larization is about 6%. Both polarization intensity and degree of polarization increase from the disk’s center to the limb, and the distribution of the degree of polarization along the limb is not uniform; (3) the new data are used to study the properties of regolith, such as dielectric constant and thickness distribution. The results show that the lunar regolith’s thickness increases from the NW (mare area) to the SE (highland area) regions on the lunar surface. We present results of new radio observations of the Moon at L band with the synthesis telescope of the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory Synthesis Telescope. The resolution and temperature sensitivity of the observations are 159 × 87 and 1.7K, respectively. The main results are: (1) the lunar brightness temperature averaged over the whole disk is about 233K while the average brightness temperature for the four quadrants are 228.1K (NE), 239.7K (NW), 233.9K (SW) and 228.8K (SE). The observations reveal large temperature and spatial variations on the Moon for the first time. The highest brightness temperature is about 257 K and it is located along the lunar equator, to the west. The total uncertainty is about 5% due to the absolute accuracy of the fluxes of the primary calibrators; (2) the total degree of po- larization is about 6%. Both polarization intensity and degree of polarization increase from the disk’s center to the limb, and the distribution of the degree of polarization along the limb is not uniform; (3) the new data are used to study the properties of regolith, such as dielectric constant and thickness distribution. The results show that the lunar regolith’s thickness increases from the NW (mare area) to the SE (highland area) regions on the lunar surface.
出处 《Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics》 SCIE CAS CSCD 2012年第9期1297-1312,共16页 天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)
基金 the National High-tech R&D Program of China (863 Program, No. 2008AA12A212)
关键词 techniques: high angular resolution-imaging processing radio contin- uum: Moon techniques: high angular resolution-imaging processing — radio contin- uum: Moon
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