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Effects of Shape, Spin Rate, and Albedo on the light curve of Nereid
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Harp, Thomas Wesley
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Year and Degree
2016, Master of Science, Miami University, Physics.
Abstract
Nereid is a satellite of Neptune that has shown interesting photometric variations. The cause of these photometric variations are unknown as knowledge of its orientation, shape, and surface features is limited. Recently, the spin period on Nereid has been observed to be 11.5 hours. We calculated the change in brightness of Nereid as seen from Earth using an N-body simulation of the solar system. We started with our best candidate from our previous work for Nereid using the new spin period. By comparing the simulation to the observations we show that this can not be an approximate case of Nereid. We then simulate Nereid with one hemisphere being more reflective then the other. We determined a few best cases for Nereid based on the observations of Schaefer et al. (2008). These cases were not able to match the large amplitude variation in magnitude seen in the active periods of Nereid.
Committee
Stephen Alexander, Dr. (Advisor)
James Clemens, Dr. (Committee Member)
Paul Urayama, Dr. (Committee Member)
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Physics
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Harp, T. W. (2016).
Effects of Shape, Spin Rate, and Albedo on the light curve of Nereid
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452176887
APA Style (7th edition)
Harp, Thomas.
Effects of Shape, Spin Rate, and Albedo on the light curve of Nereid.
2016. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452176887.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Harp, Thomas. "Effects of Shape, Spin Rate, and Albedo on the light curve of Nereid." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452176887
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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