Observation of Mercury's sodium tail using Fabry-Perot Interferometer

S. Kameda; M. Kagitani; S. Okano; I. Yoshikawa; J. Ono

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.09.039

Observation of Mercury's sodium tail using Fabry-Perot Interferometer

S. Kameda, M. Kagitani, S. Okano, I. Yoshikawa, J. Ono

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We observed sodium emission from Mercury's atmosphere using a Fabry-Perot Interferometer at Haleakala Observatory on June 14, 2006. The Fabry-Perot Interferometer was used as a wavelength-tunable filter. The spectra of the surface reflection were subtracted from the observed spectra because sodium emission is contaminated by the surface reflection of Mercury. The image obtained in our observation shows the sodium exosphere extended to the anti-solar direction. The lifetime of a sodium atom was estimated to be 1.6 × 10 ⁴ to 1.9 × 10 ⁵ s with an error by a factor of 3-4.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1381-1385
Number of pages	5
Journal	Advances in Space Research
Volume	41
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2007.09.039
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Exosphere
Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Ground-based observation
Mercury
Sodium

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Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Space and Planetary Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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