ZodiacalLight:

Path: Imaging/Optics

% Computes zodiacal light due to dust.
   The zodiacal light is caused by sunlight scattered by
   interplanetary dust particles. 

   Type ZodiacalLight for a demo

   Since version 11.
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   Form:
   m = ZodiacalLight( r, beta )
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   Inputs
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   r         (1,:) Radius from the sun (AU)
   beta      (1,:) Ecliptic latitude (rad)

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   Outputs
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   m         (1,:) Intensity (W/m^2/rad^2)

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   Reference: R. Meissner, "Brightness Measurements of Stars and
              the Night-Sky with a Silicon-Photomultiplier-Telescope"
              Physikalischen Institut A, 9/2012.
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Common: Transform/VM2Int

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