Leonid meteor stream from Ondrejov radar observations in 1965-1967

Citation
M. Simek et P. Pecina, Leonid meteor stream from Ondrejov radar observations in 1965-1967, ASTRON ASTR, 357(2), 2000, pp. 777-781
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
357
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
777 - 781
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(200005)357:2<777:LMSFOR>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Results of Ondrejov radar observations of Leonid meteor shower in 1965-1967 are presented. Observations performed during previous returns of Leonid me teor showers indicate that both in 1965 and 1966 the peak activity was obse rved at almost the same solar longitude near L-. = 235 degrees.17. The acti vity pattern in 1965 showed two well pronounced peaks separated by 23 hours where the second one seemed to be the principal. This is true both with re spect to activity as well as the flux. Our observations indicate that the m ain outburst of this Leonid return occurred in 1966, the activity ratio to 1965 was 1.2 while the corresponding ratio in fluxes was 3.7. The 1967 acti vity is characterized by a large scatter of observed hourly echo counts flu ctuating around 15 which is slightly above the level in the intermediate ye ars of Leonid activity. The dependence of the radio echo duration on the ve locity, radiant position, the height of maximum ionization and the mass of particular meteoroid is also presented.