VARIATIONS IN THE INTRINSIC STRENGTH OF THE 1956 QUADRANTID METEOR SHOWER
- 1 June 1957
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 35 (6) , 703-711
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p57-076
Abstract
The occurrence rate of meteoric signals, detected on a V.H.F. forward-scatter path, is analyzed for the time of the 1956 Quadrantid shower. The detection rate of the shower meteors is converted to an incidence rate, by use of the appropriate forward-scatter theory. The variation in the intrinsic strength of the shower is thereby determined, on an hour-to-hour basis, and it is compared with variations which have been obtained in other years by other methods. The comparison reveals a distinct secular shifting of the orbit of the Quadrantid meteor stream. It also illustrates the marked advantage of the new technique in assessing variations in the strengths of short-lived showers.Keywords
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