Titania's radius and an upper limit on its atmosphere from the September 8, 2001 stellar occultation

Icarus

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 458-476

  Widemann, T ^a   Sicardy, B ^a,b   Dusser, R ^c   Martinez, C ^d   Beisker, W ^e   Bredner, E ^e   Dunham, D ^f   Maley, P ^g   Lellouch, E ^a   Arlot, J E ^h   Berthier, J ^h   Colas, F ^h   Hubbard, W B ⁱ   Hill, R ⁱ   Lecacheux, J ^a   Lecampion, J F ^j   Pau, S ^a   Rapaport, M ^j   Roques, F ^a   Thuillot, W ^h   Hills, C R ^k   Elliott, A J ^l   Miles, R ^l   Platt, T ^m   Cremaschini, C ⁿ   Dubreuil, P ^o   Cavadore, C ^p   Demeautis, C ^p   Henriquet, P ^q   Labrevoir, O ^q   Rau, G ^r   Coliac, J F ^s   Piraux, J ^t   Marlot, Ch ^u   Marlot, C ^u   Gorry, F ^u   Sire, C ^u   Bayle, B ^v   Simian, E ^w   Blommers, A M ^x   Fulgence, J ^y   Leyrat, C ^z   Sauzeaud, C ^z   Stephanus, B ^z   Rafaelli, T ^aa   Buil, C ^ab   Delmas, R ^ab   Desnoux, V ^ab   Jasinski, C ^ab   Klotz, A ^ab   Marchais, D ^ab   Rieugnie M ^ac   Bouderand, G ^ad   Cazard, J P ^ad   Lambin, C ^ad   Pujat, P O ^ad   Schwartz, F ^ad   Burlot, P ^ae   Langlais, P ^ae   Rivaud, S ^ae   Brochard, E ^af   Dupouy, Ph ^ag   Lavayssiere M ^ag   Chaptal, O ^ah   Daiffallah, K ^ai   Clarasso Llauger, C ^aj   Aloy Domenech J ^aj   Gabalda Sanchez M ^aj   Otazu Porter, X ^aj   Fernandez D ^ak   Masana, E ^ak   Ardanuy, A ^al   Casas, R ^al   Ros, J A ^al   Casarramona, F ^al   Schnabel, C ^al   Roca, A ^al   Labordena, C ^al   Canales Moreno, O ^c   Ferrer, V ^am   Rivas, L ^am   Ortiz, J L ^ap   Fernandez Arozena J ^aq   Martin Rodriguez L L ^aq   Cidadao A ^ar   Coelho, P ^ar   Figuereido, P ^ar   Goncalves R ^ar   Marciano, C ^ar   Nunes, R ^ar   Re P ^ar   Saraiva, C ^ar   Tonel, F ^ar   Clerigo J ^as   Oliveira, C ^as   Reis, C ^as   Ewen Smith, B M ^at   Ward, S ^at   Ford, D ^at   Goncalves J ^au   Porto, J ^au   Laurindo Sobrinho, J ^an,av   Teodoro de Gois, F ^ar   Joaquim, M ^ao   Afonso da Silva Mendes, J ^ao   van Ballegoij, E ^x   Jones, R ^aw   Callender, H ^aw   Sutherland, W ^aw   Bumgarner, S ^f   Imbert, M ^ax   Mitchell, B ^ax   Lockhart, J ^ax   Barrow, W ^ax   Cornwall, D ^ax   Arnal, A ^ay   Eleizalde, G ^ay   Valencia, A ^ay   Ladino, V ^az   Lizardo, T ^az   Guillen C ^az   Sanchez G ^az   Pena A ^az   Radaelli, S ^az   Santiago, J ^az   Vieira, K ^az   Mendt, H ^ba   Rosenzweig, P ^bb   Naranjo, O ^bb   Contreras, O ^bb   Diaz F ^bb   Guzman E ^bb   Moreno, F ^bb   Omar Porras, L ^bb   Recalde, E ^bd   Mascaro M ^bd   Birnbaum, C ^bc   Cosias R ^bd   Lopez E ^bd   Pallo, E ^bd   Percz, R ^bd   Pulupa, D ^bd   Simbana X ^bd   Yajamin A ^bd   Rodas, P ^bd   Denzau, H ^e   Kretlow, M ^e   Valdes Sada P ^be   Hernandez R ^be   Hernandez A ^bf   Wilson, B ^bg   Castro, E ^bh   Winkel, J M ^x   more..

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c European Asteroidal Occultation Network (EAON)   (France)

^d Instituto Superior de Ciencias Astronómicas   (Argentina)

^e International Occultation Timing Association   (Germany)

^f International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA)   (United States)

^g IOTA   (United States)

^h Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des ephemerides   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^j OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^k Simoco Digital Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^l Piccadilly   (United Kingdom)

^m Foxley Green Farm   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^o Astrocam   (France)

^p Observatoire du Tim   (France)

^q Centre d'Astronomie   (France)

^r CNRS   (France)

^s Association Marseillaise d'Astronomie   (France)

^t LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

^u ASCT Section Astronomie   (France)

^v Home observatory   (France)

^w Astronomie en Crau   (France)

^x Dutch Occultation Association   (Netherlands)

^y Impasse de Biaune   (France)

^z Observatoire du Collège de l'Etang de l'Or   (France)

^aa Observatoire de Malibert   (France)

^ab Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Electroniques AUDE France   (France)

^ac Observatoire d'astronomie de Saint Caprais   (France)

^ad Observatoire Jolimont   (France)

^ae Centre Socio culturel du Clos Gaultier   (France)

^af Observatoire de Saint Savinien sur Charente   (France)

^ag Observatoire de Dax   (France)

^ah Centre de Documentation Spécialisé en Astronomie CDSA Martinique   (France)

^ai Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^aj Agrupación Astronómica de Barcelona   (Spain)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^al Agrupacion Astronomica de Sabadell   (Spain)

^am Asociacion Valenciana de Investigaciones Clinicas   (Spain)

^an CENTRO DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Portugal)

^ao Associação de Astrónomos Amadores da Madeira AAAM   (Portugal)

^ap INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^aq Agrupación Astronómica Isla de La Palma AAP   (Spain)

^ar Associação Portuguesa de Astrónomos Amadores APAA   (Portugal)

^as Associação Nacional de Observação Astrónomica ANOA   (Portugal)

^at Centro de Observação Astronómica no Algarve COAA   (Portugal)

^au Nucleo Açoriano da Associação Portuguesa de Astrónomos Amadores NAAPAA   (Portugal)

^av UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^aw Barbados Astronomical Society   (Barbados)

^ax UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^ay Observatorio Arval   (Venezuela)

^az Asociación Larense de Astronomia ALDA   (Venezuela)

^ba AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS   (United States)

^bb FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^bc Cite des Sci et de l'Industrie   (France)

^bd Observatorio Astronomico de Quito Av Gran Colombia S/N   (Ecuador)

^be UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY   (Mexico)

^bf Asociación Panamena de Aficionados de la Astronomia   (Panama)

^bg George Observatory   (United States)

^bh UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

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Author keywords

atmospheres; dynamics; Ices; Occultations; satellites; Satellites; shapes; Uranus

Indexed keywords

EID: 58949104742     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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