Prof. Patrick Irwin: Publications

Upper limits on hydrogen halides in Jupiter from Cassini/CIRS observations

Icarus 170:1 (2004) 237-241

Authors:

T Fouchet, G Orton, PGJ Irwin, SB Calcutt, CA Nixon

Abstract:

We have determined the following upper limits for the mole fraction of hydrogen halides in Jupiter's atmosphere from Cassini/CIRS observations: [HF] <2.7×10^-11, [HCl] <2.3×10^-9, [HBr]<1.0×10^-9, [HI] <7.6×10^-9. These limits are smaller than solar composition for HF and HCl, and support the halogens' condensation in ammonium salts predicted by thermochemical models for the upper jovian troposphere. © 2004 Published by Elsevier Inc.

An intense stratospheric jet on Jupiter

Nature 427 (2004) 132-135

Authors:

SB Calcutt, Achtergerg, Flasar, Kunde

Exploring the Saturn System in the Thermal Infrared: The Composite Infrared Spectrometer

Chapter in The Cassini-Huygens Mission, Springer Nature (2004) 169-297

Authors:

FM Flasar, VG Kunde, MM Abbas, RK Achterberg, P Ade, A Barucci, B Bézard, GL Bjoraker, JC Brasunas, S Calcutt, R Carlson, CJ Césarsky, BJ Conrath, A Coradini, R Courtin, A Coustenis, S Edberg, S Edgington, C Ferrari, T Fouchet, D Gautier, PJ Gierasch, K Grossman, P Irwin, DE Jennings, E Lellouch, AA Mamoutkine, A Marten, JP Meyer, CA Nixon, GS Orton, TC Owen, JC Pearl, R Prangé, F Raulin, PL Read, PN Romani, RE Samuelson, ME Segura, MR Showalter, AA Simon-Miller, MD Smith, JR Spencer, LJ Spilker, FW Taylor

Retrievals of jovian tropospheric phosphine from Cassini/CIRS

ICARUS 172:1 (2004) 37-49

Authors:

PGJ Irwin, P Parrish, T Fouchet, SB Calcutt, FW Taylor, AA Simon-Miller, CA Nixon

Feasibility study of a stratospheric-airship observatory

Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering 4857 (2002) 227-238

Authors:

D Griffin, B Swinyard, S Sidher, P Irwin

Abstract:

This paper explores the concept of utilizing a long duration stratospheric airship as an astronomical observatory in the sub-millimetre wavelengths. In the first section of the paper, a conceptual description of the airship platform is presented along with the principles of operation of the platform. The results of a computer design code and trajectory simulation code are presented. These codes show that through the use of a modest power and propulsion system, the difficulty of constructing such a such a platform is greatly reduced. Finally, the results of a brief study into the accommodation and optical performance of a Ø3.5m class telescope and photometric and spectrographic instrument similar to the Herschel/SPIRE system within such an airship are presented. This study indicates that while the atmospheric absorption and emission characteristics impose some limitations on the spectrographic and photometric performance of the system in the 200μm to 1000μm band, the overall performance is more than adequate to render the concept viable and complementary to existing and planned ground, airborne and space based observatories.

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