zodi
English
Etymology
Related to zodiac.
Noun
zodi (plural zodis)
- (astronomy) A unit of zodiacal dust, equal to the amount of interplanetary dust in the inner solar system, which absorbs light and re-radiates it with a luminosity about 10-7 that of the sun.
- 2011, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Program Prioritization Panels, Science Frontiers Panels, Panel Reportsâ¬"New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Academies Press (→ISBN), page 294:
- […] an exozodiacal dust disk with 3 zodis of material has been added. […] Measuring exozodiacal dust to levels of 1 to 10 zodi in the habitable zones of nearby stars is critical […]
- 2012, Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN:
- "... reaching levels below 1 zodi for stars within 10 pc."
- 2013, Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2013 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN, page 95:
- […] for a wide range in exozodiacal background levels (epsilon = 1-100 times the local zodi brightness) and overall prevalence […]
- 2011, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Program Prioritization Panels, Science Frontiers Panels, Panel Reportsâ¬"New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Academies Press (→ISBN), page 294:
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