Physical properties of asteroid surfaces 1: Introduction to asteroid UV-VIS-NIR spectrometry

Authors
Dr.
Karri Muinonen
Date and time
7 Nov 2016 - 11:00 Europe/London
Address

Aula

Talk language
English
Slides language
English
Serie number
3
Description

Series: XXVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics: Solar System Exploration

Topic: Physical Properties of Asteroid Surfaces

Lecture 1: Introduction to asteroid UV-VIS-NIR spectrometry

In this first talk, Dr. Muinonen gives an introduction to polarimetry, photometry, and spectropolarimetry techniques and their application to the study of asteroid surfaces. The talk includes a description of the Shkuratov radiative transfer model and the use of Monte Carlo simulations to model radiative transfer for meteorite spectra.