Pupillo, G. and Porubčan, V. and Bortolotti, G. and Cevolani, G. and Franceschi, C. and Hajduk, A. and Kornoš, L. and Trivellone, G. and Zigo, P. (2004) The Geminid meteor shower of 1996-2003 from forward-scatter observations: Activity and mass distribution. Il nuovo cimento C, 27 (3). pp. 301-305. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
Observations of the Geminid meteor shower in 1996-2003 by a forward-scatter radio system for meteor observation operating simultaneously along two baselines, Bologna-Lecce (Italy) and Bologna-Modra (Slovakia), are analysed and discussed. The activity curves of long-duration echoes (≥ 8 s) and their variations indicate a complex structure of the stream. The width of the stream at a half maximum rate level is about two days. The mass distribution exponent s and its variations in the period of the shower maximum indicate a relatively stable population of meteoroids in the stream with a population of smaller particles preceding the activity peak composed of larger particles.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Meteors meteoroids, and meteor streams ; Radio, microwave (> 1 mm) |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 520 Astronomia e scienze connesse |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2020 11:12 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2020 11:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/15242 |
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