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List of works by Phil Nicholson

A close look at Saturn's rings with Cassini VIMS

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A deep search for Martian dust rings and inner moons using the Hubble Space Telescope

A newly discovered impact crater in Titan's Senkyo: Cassini VIMS observations and comparison with other impact features

A transmission spectrum of titan's north polar atmosphere from a specular reflection of the Sun

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Absolute Reflectivity Spectra of Jupiter: 0.25–3.5 Micrometers

An evolving view of Saturn's dynamic rings.

scientific article published on March 2010

An observed correlation between plume activity and tidal stresses on Enceladus

scientific article published on July 31, 2013

Analysis of a cryolava flow-like feature on Titan

Carbon dioxide on the satellites of Saturn: Results from the Cassini VIMS investigation and revisions to the VIMS wavelength scale

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Cassini imaging of Saturn's rings: II. A wavelet technique for analysis of density waves and other radial structure in the rings

scientific article (publication date: July 2007)

Cassini microwave observations provide clues to the origin of Saturn's C ring

Cassini spectra and photometry 0.25–5.1μm of the small inner satellites of Saturn

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Cassini-VIMS at Jupiter: solar occultation measurements using Io

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Cassini-VIMS observations of Saturn’s main rings: II. A spectrophotometric study by means of Monte Carlo ray-tracing and Hapke’s theory

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Cassini/VIMS hyperspectral observations of the HUYGENS landing site on Titan

Cassini/VIMS observations of the moon

CassiniVisual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer Observations of Iapetus: Detection of CO2

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Cassini–VIMS observations of Saturn’s main rings: I. Spectral properties and temperature radial profiles variability with phase angle and elevation

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Close Cassini flybys of Saturn's ring moons Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Pandora, and Epimetheus

scientific article published on 28 March 2019

Close-range remote sensing of Saturn's rings during Cassini's ring-grazing orbits and Grand Finale

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Composition and physical properties of Enceladus' surface

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Compositional maps of Saturn's moon Phoebe from imaging spectroscopy

scientific article published on May 2005

Connections between spectra and structure in Saturn’s main rings based on Cassini VIMS data

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Correlations between Cassini VIMS spectra and RADAR SAR images: Implications for Titan's surface composition and the character of the Huygens Probe Landing Site

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Correlations between VIMS and RADAR data over the surface of Titan: Implications for Titan’s surface properties

Deciphering the embedded wave in Saturn’s Maxwell ringlet

scientific article published in November 2016

Detection and mapping of hydrocarbon deposits on Titan

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Discovery of 12 satellites of Saturn exhibiting orbital clustering

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Discovery of a Low-Eccentricity, High-Inclination Kuiper Belt Object at 58 AU

scientific article (publication date: 3 March 2006)

Discovery of five irregular moons of Neptune

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Discovery of two distant irregular moons of Uranus

scientific article published in Nature

Dissipation of Titan's north polar cloud at northern spring equinox

scientific article published in January 2012

Distribution of icy particles across Enceladus' surface as derived from Cassini-VIMS measurements

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Eccentric features in Saturn's outer C ring

Erratum to “Saturn’s F ring grains: Aggregates made of crystalline water ice” [Icarus 215 (2011) 682–694]

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Evidence for an Extended Scattered Disk

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Fast forward modeling of Titan's infrared spectra to invert VIMS/Cassini hyperspectral images

article published in 2009

Five stellar occultations by Neptune: Further observations of ring arcs

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Geomorphological significance of Ontario Lacus on Titan: Integrated interpretation of Cassini VIMS, ISS and RADAR data and comparison with the Etosha Pan (Namibia)

scientific article published in April 2012

Global mapping of Titan in the infrared using a heuristic approach to reduce the atmospheric scattering component

scientific article published in June 2010

Global mapping of Titan′s surface using an empirical processing method for the atmospheric and photometric correction of Cassini/VIMS images

scientific article published in December 2012

High-resolution CASSINI-VIMS mosaics of Titan and the icy Saturnian satellites

How Janus’ orbital swap affects the edge of Saturn’s A ring?

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Hydrocarbons on Saturn's satellites Iapetus and Phoebe

Identification of spectral units on Phoebe

Innocent Bystanders: Orbital Dynamics of Exomoons During Planet–Planet Scattering

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Irregular satellites of the outer planets: orbital uncertainties and astrometric recoveries in 2009-2011

scientific article published in Astronomical Journal

Keck Infrared Observations of Jupiter's Ring System near Earth's 1997 Ring Plane Crossing

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Kronoseismology III: Waves in Saturn’s inner C ring

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Mapping polar atmospheric features on Titan with VIMS: From the dissipation of the northern cloud to the onset of a southern polar vortex

scientific article published in September 2018

Measurement and implications of Saturn's gravity field and ring mass

scientific article published in 'Science' in January 2019

Modeling specular reflections from hydrocarbon lakes on Titan

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Moonlets and clumps in Saturn's F ring

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Noncircular features in Saturn’s rings I: The edge of the B ring

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Noncircular features in Saturn’s rings II: The C ring

scientific article published in October 2014

Noncircular features in Saturn’s rings III: The Cassini Division

scientific article published in August 2016

Noncircular features in Saturn’s rings IV: Absolute radius scale and Saturn’s pole direction

scientific article published in July 2017

Oblateness, radius, and mean stratospheric temperature of Neptune from the 1985 August 20 occultation

Observational evidence for active dust storms on Titan at equinox

article by S. Rodriguez et al published 24 September 2018 in Nature Geoscience

Observations in the Saturn system during approach and orbital insertion, with Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS)

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Observations of Titan’s Northern lakes at 5μm: Implications for the organic cycle and geology

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Observations with the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) during Cassini's flyby of Jupiter

scientific article (publication date: August 2003)

On the discovery of CO nighttime emissions on Titan by Cassini/VIMS: Derived stratospheric abundances and geological implications

Organic sedimentary deposits in Titan’s dry lakebeds: Probable evaporite

scholarly article

Photometric properties of Titan's surface from Cassini VIMS: Relevance to titan's hemispherical albedo dichotomy and surface stability

Precipitation-induced surface brightenings seen on Titan by Cassini VIMS and ISS

Principal components analysis of Jupiter VIMS spectra

Saturn's C ring and Cassini division: Particle sizes from Cassini UVIS, VIMS, and RSS occultations

scientific article published in July 2020

Saturn's Titan: Surface change, ammonia, and implications for atmospheric and tectonic activity

Saturn's icy satellites investigated by Cassini-VIMS

Saturn's north polar cyclone and hexagon at depth revealed by Cassini/VIMS

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Saturn’s F ring grains: Aggregates made of crystalline water ice

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Saturn’s icy satellites and rings investigated by Cassini–VIMS: III – Radial compositional variability

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Saturn’s icy satellites investigated by Cassini–VIMS

Search for and limits on plume activity on Mimas, Tethys, and Dione with the Cassini Visual Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS)

Small particles and self-gravity wakes in Saturn's rings from UVIS and VIMS stellar occultations

scientific article published in November 2016

Spatial variations in the dust-to-gas ratio of Enceladus’ plume

Spatio-temporal Variation of Bright Ephemeral Features on Titan’s North Pole

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Spectral properties of Titan's impact craters imply chemical weathering of its surface

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Stellar occultation probes of the Uranian rings at 0.1 and 2.2 microns - A comparison of Voyager UVS and earth-based results

scientific article published in Astronomical Journal

Synchronous Locking of Tidally Evolving Satellites

The B-ring’s surface mass density from hidden density waves: Less than meets the eye?

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The Cassini VIMS archive of Titan: From browse products to global infrared color maps

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The Cassini Visual And Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (Vims) Investigation

The Search for Activity on Dione and Tethys With Cassini VIMS and UVIS

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The eccentric Saturnian ringlets at 1.29Rs and 1.45Rs

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The extreme Kuiper Belt binary 2001 QW322.

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The geology of Hotei Regio, Titan: Correlation of Cassini VIMS and RADAR

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The identification of liquid ethane in Titan's Ontario Lacus.

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The radial distribution of water ice and chromophores across Saturn's system

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

The spectrum of a Saturn ring spoke from Cassini/VIMS

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The surface composition of Iapetus: Mapping results from Cassini VIMS

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The transit transmission spectrum of a cold gas giant planet

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Thermal structure and dynamics of Saturn's northern springtime disturbance

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Titan's fluvial valleys: Morphology, distribution, and spectral properties

Titan's surface: Search for spectral diversity and composition using the Cassini VIMS investigation

Titan’s atmosphere as observed by Cassini/VIMS solar occultations: CH4, CO and evidence for C2H6 absorption

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Titan’s cloud seasonal activity from winter to spring with Cassini/VIMS

scientific article published in November 2011

Transient features in a Titan sea

Unravelling Temporal Variability in Saturn's Spiral Density Waves: Results and Predictions

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Unusual one-armed density waves in the Cassini Division of Saturn's rings

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VLA multi-wavelength microwave observations of Saturn's C and B rings

Wave constraints for Titan’s Jingpo Lacus and Kraken Mare from VIMS specular reflection lightcurves

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