Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1130 16 1130-16-p039

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No. 8 LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY OF METEORS L by Jacchia. This modified formula has been also used in the general analysis of the Super- Schmidt physical data, which will be published soon. For all meteors the quantity yAp,'a (proportional to pre) has been computed from each deceleration. Then a weighted average has been taken for every meteor, by using a weight p defined as p=10(-*) x(n) x(2) (13) when ¥(z)=4 [1-+-erf (2.5 log z—2.1)]; (14) p.e. is the probable error in the deceleration a; and N is...