Date of Degree
1989
Document Type
thesis
Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Department
Astronomy
First Advisor
John D. Fix
Abstract
The ultraviolet auroral imaging photometer aboard the Dynamics Explorer 1 spacecraft was utilized to obtain measurements of the diffuse ultraviolet background radiation along two strips of the sky between Galactic latitudes —61° < b < 61°. The magnitude of the ultraviolet background was found to be 519 ± 28 photons (cm 2 sec  sr)-1 at a wavelength of 1500 Â, thus placing a much better restriction on the value of the diffuse radiation field than previous estimates.
Pages
viii, 47
Bibliography
24
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 Brent W. Studer. Posted with permission of the author.
Recommended Citation
Studer, Brent W.. "The diffuse ultraviolet background and its relation to neutral hydrogen column density." thesis, University of Iowa, 1989.
http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2798.