Open AccessThe 1999 Quadrantids and the lunar Na atmosphere
Author(s) -
Verani S.,
Barbieri C.,
Benn C.R.,
Cremonese G.,
Mendillo M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04748.x
Subject(s) - physics , atmosphere (unit) , astrobiology , meteor (satellite) , meteoroid , flux (metallurgy) , astrophysics , astronomy , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , materials science , metallurgy
Enhancements of the Na emission and temperature from the lunar atmosphere were reported during the Leonid meteor showers of 1995, 1997 and 1998. Here we report a search for similar enhancement during the 1999 Quadrantids, which have the highest mass flux of any of the major streams. No enhancements were detected. We suggest that different chemical–physical properties of the Leonid and Quadrantid streams may be responsible for the difference.