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GIOTTO OPTICAL PROBE PHASE MEASUREMENTS V1.0

Published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Metadata Last Checked: August 03, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-07-17
The OPE photopolarimeter was designed to measure the polarized components of the light in seven bandpasses or channels, ranging from the near ultraviolet to the near infrared. Three channels (so- called blue, green and red) were devoted to the observation of the scattering of solar light by cometary dust grains, in emission-free countinuum bands. Four other channels (so called OH, CN, CO+, C2) were devoted to the observation of light emitted by cometary gases.

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