Constraining the luminous efficiency of meteors

Maria Gritsevich (1, 2, 3) , Detlef Koschny (1)

1 RSSD - Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC
2 Institute of Mechanics [Moscow]
3 Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics [Moscow]

► We adopt a new technique to interpret brightness of a meteor. ► Both changes in meteoroid mass and velocity are considered. ► Meteor luminosity is expressed analytically as a function of its velocity. ► We test methodology on 3 MORP fireballs.

Mots clés: Meteoroid; Atmospheric entry; Fireball radiation; Luminous efficiency

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]

Maria Gritsevich, Detlef Koschny. Constraining the luminous efficiency of meteors. Icarus, 2011, 212 (2), pp.877. ⟨10.1016/j.icarus.2011.01.033⟩. ⟨hal-00734589⟩