A Southern Hemisphere Radio Survey of Meteor Streams

Abstract

A radio survey of the orbits of 2200 meteors of radio magnitude + 6 was made at delaide (latitude 35° S.) during 1961. The analysis of the data is fully discussed, together with the accuracy of the results. A method of defining and separating the shower meteors from the sporadic background is given. More than 60 separate radiants were delineated during 13 months of part-time recording. Olose attention has been paid to the statistical reality and distinctness of the minor radiants.