Interplanetary Dust
Dust in interplanetary space has many faces: dust originating from comets and asteroids, and interstellar dust sweeping through our solar system. These three components have a genetic relationship: interstellar dust is the solid phase of interstellar matter from which stars and planets form. Cometar...
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
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Table of Contents:
- VI. Characteristics of the Interplanetary Dust Complex as Measured by Spacecraft
- VII. Future Developments
- References
- Synthesis of Observations
- Preamble
- I. Introduction
- II. Early Modeling
- III. Basic Formulation
- IV. Meteoroid Data Sets
- V. Divine’s Original Model Populations
- VI. Comparison of Divine’s Model with Observations
- VII. New Results
- VIII. Future Developments
- References
- Instrumentation
- I. Introduction
- II. Detection and Characterization of Dust Particles
- III. Flight Instrumentation
- IV. Laboratory Simulation
- References
- Physical Processes on Interplanetary Dust
- I. Introduction
- II. Collisional Growth of Solid Particles
- III. Collisional Fragmentation
- IV. Sublimation
- V. Sputtering
- VI. Charging
- VII. Lifetimes
- References
- Interactions with Electromagnetic Radiation: Theory and Laboratory Simulations
- I. Introduction
- II. A Physical Dust Model
- III. Optical Constants
- Near Earth Environment
- I. Introduction
- II. The Earth as a Target
- II.B. Meteoroid Properties and Dynamics
- III. Space Debris
- IV. Modelling Tools
- V. Measurements
- VI. Summary
- References
- Discoveries from Observations and Modeling of the 1998/99 Leonids
- I. Introduction
- II. Meteoroid Streams and Meteor Storms
- III. Observing Campaigns
- IV. Meteoroid Morphology and Composition
- V. The Impact Hazard
- VI. Interaction of Meteoroids with the Atmosphere
- VII. Atmospheric Phenomena
- References
- Properties of Interplanetary Dust: Information from Collected Samples
- I. Introduction
- II. Antarctic and Greenland Micrometeorites
- III. Stratospheric Interplanetary Dust
- IV. Origins
- References
- In situ Measurements of Cosmic Dust
- I. Introduction
- II. Characteristics of In-Situ Dust Measurements in Space
- III. Measurements at 1 AU
- IV. Measurements Within the Zodiacal Cloud
- V. Measurements in the Outer Solar System
- IV. Scattering Solutions
- V. Results
- VI. Closing Remarks
- References
- Orbital Evolution of Interplanetary Dust
- I. Introduction
- II. Forces and Collisions
- III. Orbital Evolution
- IV. Dust Bands
- V. Background Cloud
- VI. Resonant Ring
- VII. Accretion of IDPs
- VIII. Conclusions
- References
- Dusty Rings and Circumplanetary Dust: Observations and Simple Physics
- I. Introduction
- II. Description
- III. Physical and Dynamical Processes Acting on Circumplanetary Dust
- IV. Celestial Mechanics and Orbital Evolution
- V. Putting It Together
- VI. Expected Advances
- References
- Interstellar Dust and Circumstellar Dust Disks
- I. Landmarks in Interstellar Dust Research
- II. Dust and Galactic Evolution
- III. Dust inDiffuse Interstellar Clouds
- IV. Dust in Molecular Clouds and Star-Forming Regions
- V. Dust in Stellar Outflows
- VI. Dust in Young Circumstellar Disks and Planetary Systems
- References
- Color Plates
- Contributors
- Historical Perspectives
- I. Introductory Overview
- II. Early Reports on the Zodiacal Light
- III. Zodiacal Light Observations Until the Beginning of the Space Age
- IV. After the Beginning of the Space Age
- V. Microcraters on Lunar Surface Samples and the Lunar Ejecta and Micrometeorite Experiment
- VI. Experiments on Satellites and Space Probes
- VII. Important Results of the Dust Experiments PIA/PUMA and DIDSY on the Missions GIOTTO and VeGa to Comet Halley
- VIII. Outlook
- References
- Optical and Thermal Properties of Interplanetary Dust
- I. Zodiacal Scattered Light
- II. F-Corona Scattered Light
- III. Zodiacal and F -Coronal Thermal Emission
- IV. Local Scattering and Thermal Properties
- V. Conclusions and Perspectives
- References
- Cometary Dust
- I. Introduction
- II. Dust Dynamical Properties
- III. Dust Optical and Physical Properties
- IV. Dust Chemical and Isotopic Composition
- V. The Future
- References