Observational constraint on Pluto's atmospheric CO with ASTE

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Nakajima, Taku¹  Iino, Takahiro²  Tsukagoshi, Takashi⁴  Kato, Chihaya¹  Hirahara, Yasuhiro³  Hidemori, Takehiro¹  Nakamoto, Satoru³ 

[1] Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;Nature and Science Museum, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan;Graduate School of Environment, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;School of Science, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan

关键词: Pluto;    "Radio Astronomy";    "Planetary Atmosphere";   

DOI  :  10.1093/pasj/psv120

学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: Oxford University Press

【 摘 要 】

ToconfirmthepreviousobservationalresultsofPluto'satmosphericCOintheJ= 2–1rotationaltransition,weconductedanewobservationofCO(J=3–2)inPluto'satmospherein2014AugustwiththeAtacamaSubmillimeterTelescopeExperiment10 msingle-dishtelescope.IncontrasttothepreviousobservationalresultobtainedwiththeJamesClerkMaxwellTelescopein2009and2010byusingtheJ= 2–1transition,noemissionstructurewasobservedneartherestfrequencyinourattempt.PossibleexplanationsforthenondetectionresultoftheJ=3–2transitionarediscussed.

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