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Solar corona-induced fluctuations on spacecraft signal amplitude observed during solar superior conjunctions of the Cassini spacecraft

Morabito, David D.

During the superior solar conjunctions of interplanetary spacecraft, the emitted radio signals undergo increased amplitude scintillation, phase scintillation, and spectral broadening due to the intervening charged particles of the solar corona. The magnitude of these parameters generally increases as the angle between the spacecraft and the center…