Interpretation of the infrared polarization of Venus |
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| Authors: | Sonoyo Mukai Tadashi Mukai |
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| Institution: | Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa-South, Ishikawa, 921 Japan |
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| Abstract: | A contradiction in the sulfuric acid cloud hypothesis of Venus, i.e., nondetection of 4.8 μm polarization by Landau (1975), is examined on the basis of the multiple scattering calculations for the cloud model of Hansen and Hovenier (1974) including an internal heat source. Results show that the polarized thermal component cannot depolarize the scattered sunlight, and therefore a large polarization of about 13% is expected at a phase angle of 110° and wavelength of 4.8 μm, in contrast with Landau's measurements. Our computations are, however, in agreement with the measurements by S. Sato et al. (in “Proceedings, 10th Lunar and Planetary Symposium,” pp. 179–182. Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo, July 11–13, 1977). |
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