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Erratum: "Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) Observations of Titan 2004-2017" (2019, ApJS, 244, 14)
Bézard, Bruno; Vinatier, Sandrine; Lellouch, Emmanuel +16 more
Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) Observations of Titan 2004-2017
Bézard, Bruno; Vinatier, Sandrine; Lellouch, Emmanuel +16 more
From 2004 to 2017, the Cassini spacecraft orbited Saturn, completing 127 close flybys of its largest moon, Titan. Cassini’s Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS), one of 12 instruments carried on board, profiled Titan in the thermal infrared (7-1000 µm) throughout the entire 13 yr mission. CIRS observed on both targeted encounters (flybys) …
An Atlas of Bright Star Spectra in the Near-infrared from Cassini-VIMS
Nicholson, Philip D.; Hedman, Matthew M.; Sloan, G. C. +2 more
We present the Cassini Atlas Of Stellar Spectra (CAOSS), comprised of near-infrared, low-resolution spectra of bright stars recovered from space-based observations by the Cassini spacecraft. The 65 stellar targets in the atlas are predominately M, K, and S giants. However, it also contains spectra of other bright nearby stars including carbon star…
Infrared Spectra and Optical Constants of Nitrile Ices Relevant to Titan's Atmosphere
Moore, Marla H.; Ferrante, Robert F.; Moore, W. James +1 more
Spectra and optical constants of nitrile ices known or suspected to be in Titan's atmosphere are presented from 2.0 to 333.3 µm (~5000-30 cm-1). These results are relevant to the ongoing modeling of Cassini CIRS observations of Titan's winter pole. Ices studied are: HCN, hydrogen cyanide; C2N2, cyanogen; CH
An Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Amorphous and Crystalline Ices of Vinylacetylene and Implications for Saturn's Satellite Titan
Kaiser, R. I.; Kim, Y. S.
Laboratory infrared spectra of amorphous and crystalline vinylacetylene ices were recorded in the range of 7000-400 cm-1. The spectra showed several amorphous features in the ice deposited at 10 K, which were then utilized to monitor a phase transition between 93 ± 1 K to form the crystalline structure. Successive heating allows monitor…