Abstract The imaging Channel of the IKS Instrument placed on board the Vega fly-by probes will perform measurements of the infrared emission of the central region of Comet Halley at distances in the 104 − 105 km range. An encoding wheel analyses one spatial frequency of the infrared image during the whole fly-by. Inversion of this measurement will give low resolution brightness profiles of the nucleus and its immediate surroundings, in two wave-length bandpasses and in two directions of analysis.


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    Title :

    The infrared imaging channel of the IKS instrument for detection of Comet Halley nucleus


    Contributors:
    Lamarre, J.-M. (author) / Gondet, B. (author) / Gispert, R. (author) / Emerich, C. (author) / Rocard, F. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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