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Tyler et al. 1981
Tyler, G.L., Marouf, E.A. and Wood, G.E. (1981). Radio occulation of Jupiter’s ring: bounds on optical depth and particle size and a comparison with infrared and optical results. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: doi: 10.1029/JA080i010p08699. issn: 0148-0227.

The Jovian ring is not detecable in Voyager 1 radio occulation data, setting the bounds on its optical thickness of 2¿10-4 and 5¿10-4 at 13- and 3.6-cm wavelengths, respectively. Comparison of results at radio, infrared, and optical wavelengths suggest a population density that either falls more rapidly than the inverse square of the linear size or is sharply bounded in maximum paritcle size. A fragmentation power law, ~ap for amax<a<amax, where a is the particle radius and power index p between -3 and -4 lead to a minimum size estimate amin ?1--2 &mgr;m. A specific model which is consistent with all observations consists of a power law distribution of lossless or very slightly absorbent Mie scatters with refractive index near 1.62, power law index p approximately -3.5, and a minimum particle size or about 1.5 &mgr;m. In this model the upper size limit amax is not critical, provided that it is greater than about 4 &mgr;m.

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