Inversion techniques for imaging the interior of a comet using a bistatic radar

Author

Braidotti, Claudio ; Lombardo, Piefianeesco ; Picardi, Giovanni ; Seu, Roberto

Author_Institution

INFOCOM Dept., Rome Univ., Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1017

Abstract

This paper deals with the techniques to derive an image of the internal permittivity of Comet Wirtanen (46P/Wirtanen) from the CONSERT experiment in ESA´s Rosetta cometary mission. First, the theoretical limits of the inversion are explored for the present configuration of the experiment, showing there is some degree of ambiguity. Then, a possible variation of the experiment is proposed to essentially eliminate the ambiguity at the expense of an increased data rate and a new operating mode. Finally, inversion techniques are proposed both for the new and the old operating modes

Keywords

cometary nuclei; comets; radar applications; radioastronomical techniques; 46P; 46P/Wirtanen; CONSERT experiment; Comet Wirtanen; Rosetta cometary mission; ambiguity; bistatic radar; comet; cometary nucleus; interior imaging; internal permittivity; inversion technique; measurement technique; radar astronomy; radioastronomy; spacecraft mission; Bistatic radar; Delay; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Permittivity; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5207-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1999.774518

Filename

774518