Zodiacal light observations with ISOPHOT

Bibcode
1999ESASP.427..261A
Abraham, P.; Leinert, C.; Acosta-Pulido, J. A.; Schmidtobreick, L.; Lemke, D.
Bibliographical reference

The Universe as Seen by ISO. Eds. P. Cox & M. F. Kessler. ESA-SP 427., p. 261

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1999
Number of authors
5
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
3
Refereed citations
2
Description
We performed an extensive observing programme on the zodiacal light with ISOPHOT. The mapping of several ~0.5degx0.5deg fields demonstrates the sub-percentage smoothness of the zodiacal light brightness on arcminute scale. The analysis of 27 ISOPHOT-S spectra in the 5-12μm range revealed blackbody-like spectral shapes with no obvious spectral features. The derived temperatures increase with ecliptic latitude and decrease with distance from the Sun in the range of 260-290 K. New interesting results are expected from multifilter photometry of the interplanetary dust cloud, and from observations of the asteroidal bands as well as of a cometary dust trail.
Type
Non-refereed
Interplanetary dust

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