This sense of frustration was even stronger than not discovering magoin at all.
Although they cannot contact the outside world, Apple provides a wealth of entertainment content for employees living in the research facility.
Luo Shu did not object to this, because she received a substantial compensation each time she was assigned to work in the same office.
"Luo, the company has booked you the next available flight from Los Angeles to Austin, departing in two hours."
Luo Shu thought to herself: What amazing discovery has it made this time? Why are you in such a hurry for me to get back, only giving me two hours?
"Luo, we've made another new discovery."
"We have found a planet with a spectrum similar to that of Blue Star."
"Now you need to observe whether his model spectrum shows good consistency."
This is due to the enhanced intensity contrast between wavelengths that are sensitive to surfaces, such as 1.6 μm, and wavelengths that are insensitive to strong molecular absorption, such as 1.4 μm.
The formation of this feature is a key characteristic of the existence of oceans on the planet's surface.
"If you successfully observe a consistent model spectrum, you can proceed to calculate its polarization characteristics."
Polarization measurement is another powerful technique. As indicated by Fresnel's equations, specular reflection (scintillation) from a smooth liquid surface is highly polarized (approximately 100% when the angle of incidence equals the Brewster angle).
Meanwhile, cloudless planets with full ocean coverage exhibit very high peak polarization (>70%), significantly higher than planets with other surface types. However, diffuse scattering from clouds, atmospheric Rayleigh scattering, and various other effects dilute the polarization characteristics of the oceans.
Most of these theoretical works are based on the Cox-Munk model, which calculates scintillation intensity and polarization considering wind-driven sea surface tilt.
Luo Shu nodded and said, "Okay, I hope the polarization eigenvalues will yield good results this time."
One advantage of polarization methods is that the degree of polarization is practically insensitive to terrestrial extinction, as the nature of relative measurements (stam2008) makes polarization methods applicable both in space and on the ground. In contrast, luminosity and spectral characteristics appear to be heavily influenced by terrestrial extinction and its variations, making them more suitable for space observations than ground-based observations.
Another benefit is its compatibility with high-contrast observations. Polarization differential imaging (PDI) is a widely used technique that enhances contrast performance to detect polarized objects (planetary and disk) around an unpolarized central star.
PDI technology can be used not only to detect planets, but also to measure their polarization.
Luo Shu secretly prayed that she would make a discovery this time.
Keep in mind that their department burned through Apple's budget of tens of billions of US dollars in just two years.
If there is no output for a long time, Luo Shu cannot guarantee that their department will not be laid off entirely.
If it weren't for Merlin's meteoric rise last year, they would have had most of their budget cut.
After returning to her workstation, Luo Shu immediately opened the relevant software and began processing the observed values.
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