On the temperature dependence of possible S8 infrared bands in planetary atmospheres

The temperature dependence between 77 and 333 K of the infrared spectrum of cyclic S8 in the Jupiter atmosphere has been measured. It was found that the 23-micron Jovian feature (identified by Houck et al., 1975), if real, cannot be attributed to cyclic S8. Other features of S8, however, such as the band with a room-temperature central frequency of 835/cm may prove to be useful temperature calibrators in planetary or satellite spectra.