Radio Emission from Solar System "Bodies"

对太阳系天体的无线电波长观测给出了 关于其物理和化学结构的资料， 磁层和大气层的结构。 的 磁层研究使用同步加速器的观测数据 磁层中相对论性电子的辐射 绘制出粒子分布和磁场 拓扑学 大气研究使用无线电数据探测水平 在大气层中，比那些被探测到的更深。 其他波长的观测。 德佩特博士将利用这笔赠款继续她的研究， 太阳系中的天体 波长 研究的对象包括气体 大行星木星、土星、天王星和海王星;地球- 如金星、火星和水星;伽利略卫星; 以及各种新的周期彗星靠近太阳。

Radio wavelength observations of objects in the Solar System give information on their physical and chemical structure and the structure of their magnetospheres and atmospheres. The magnetospheric studies use observations of the synchrotron radiation from relativistic electrons trapped in a magnetosphere to map out the particle distributions and magnetic field topologies. Atmospheric studies use radio data to probe levels in the atmosphere deeper than those which are probed with observations at other wavelengths. Dr. De Pater will use this grant to continue her studies of objects in the Solar System at centimeter and millimeter wavelengths. The objects to be investigated include the gaseous giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; the Earth- like planets Venus, Mars, and Mercury; the galilean satellites; and various new and periodic comets which come close to the Sun.