Polarimetric NIR reflectance measurements of regolith simulants at zero phase angle

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1925-1938

  Gunderson, Kurt ^a   Thomas, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Experimental techniques; Mercury; Photometry; Polarimetry; Regolith simulant; Surface

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; MERCURY (METAL); PHOTOMETRY; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; REFLECTOMETERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALBEDO MEASUREMENTS; BEPICOLOMBO LASER ALTIMETERS; CHARACTERISTIC GRAINS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; ILLUMINATION ANGLES; LINEARLY POLARIZED; LUNAR REGOLITHS; MERCURY; NIR REFLECTANCES; PHASE ANGLES; PLANE POLARIZATIONS; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION EFFECTS; POLARIZATION RATIOS; POLARIZATION STATES; POLARIZED ILLUMINATIONS; REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; REFLECTANCE MODELS; REFLECTANCE VALUES; REGOLITH SIMULANT; RELATIVE STRENGTHS; RING OPERATORS; STATE CONVERSIONS; SWITZERLAND; TOTAL REFLECTANCES; UNIVERSITY OF BERN; ZERO PHASE;

REFLECTION;

EID: 55949099862     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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