• Investigation of exceptionally radar-dark regions on the lunar nearside 

      Tveito, Torbjørn; Vierinen, Juha; Serrano, Alessandra (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2019-08)
      Remote sensing of planetary surfaces is an effective method for gaining knowledge of the processes that shape the planetary bodies in our solar system. This is useful for uncovering the environment of the primordial solar system and to study the current state of the upper crusts of the other planets in our neighborhood. A recent 6-meter wavelength polarimetric radar map of the Moon [?] showed ...
    • Laser diagnostics of the mesospheric magnetic field. Understanding remote laser magnetometry in northern Norway 

      Serrano, Alessandra (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
      This thesis outlines initial motivations and propositions for the Mesospheric Optical Magnetometry (MOM) project, using lidar equipment at ALOMAR observatory in northern Norway to initiate a novel technique for measuring Earth’s magnetic field at approximately 90 km altitude. Included is an in-depth discussion of the physical phenomena within Earth’s mesospheric sodium layer, relevant atomic physics, ...