First results of Herschel/PACS observations of Neptune
HARTOGH, P.
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [MPS]
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Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [MPS]
HARTOGH, P.
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [MPS]
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [MPS]
CAVALIÉ, T.
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 [UB]
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 [UB]
BLECKA, M. I.
Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences = Académie polonaise des sciences [PAN]
Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences = Académie polonaise des sciences [PAN]
KÜPPERS, M.
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [MPS]
Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research [MPS]
BILLEBAUD, F.
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 [UB]
Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers [OASU]
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac] [LAB]
Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux [L3AB]
Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 [UB]
COMITO, C.
Laboratoire de Cosmologie, Astrophysique Stellaire & Solaire, de Planétologie et de Mécanique des Fluides [CASSIOPEE]
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Laboratoire de Cosmologie, Astrophysique Stellaire & Solaire, de Planétologie et de Mécanique des Fluides [CASSIOPEE]
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Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A. 2010, vol. 518, p. L152
EDP Sciences
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We report on the initial analysis of a Herschel/PACS full range spectrum of Neptune, covering the 51-220 micrometer range with a mean resolving power of ~ 3000, and complemented by a dedicated observation of CH4 at 120 ...Lire la suite >
We report on the initial analysis of a Herschel/PACS full range spectrum of Neptune, covering the 51-220 micrometer range with a mean resolving power of ~ 3000, and complemented by a dedicated observation of CH4 at 120 micrometers. Numerous spectral features due to HD (R(0) and R(1)), H2O, CH4, and CO are present, but so far no new species have been found. Our results indicate that (i) Neptune's mean thermal profile is warmer by ~ 3 K than inferred from the Voyager radio-occultation; (ii) the D/H mixing ratio is (4.5+/-1) X 10**-5, confirming the enrichment of Neptune in deuterium over the protosolar value (~ 2.1 X 10**-5); (iii) the CH4 mixing ratio in the mid stratosphere is (1.5+/-0.2) X 10**-3, and CH4 appears to decrease in the lower stratosphere at a rate consistent with local saturation, in agreement with the scenario of CH4 stratospheric injection from Neptune's warm south polar region; (iv) the H2O stratospheric column is (2.1+/-0.5) X 10**14 cm-2 but its vertical distribution is still to be determined, so the H2O external flux remains uncertain by over an order of magnitude; and (v) the CO stratospheric abundance is about twice the tropospheric value, confirming the dual origin of CO suspected from ground-based millimeter/submillimeter observations.< Réduire
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