Nanodust in the Solar System: Discoveries and Interpretations

By Ingrid Mann

Book Overview

Nano dust in the solar system: its formation in the solar system dust cloud.- Dynamical and compositional properties of Jovian and Saturnian stream particles.- Nano dust detection near planets and near Earth orbit with plasma wave measurements.- Nano dust measurement with the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer.- Nano dust dynamics in the interplanetary medium.- Dust charge estimates from large particle models and its extrapolation to nano scales.- Growth mechanism and singular phenomena of nanoparticles in view of the current solar System.- Nano dust properties derived from interstellar medium observations and their implications for nanoparticles in the solar system.- Erosion processes affecting dust grains.- Interactions of nano dust: x-ray emission and charge exchange.- Summary & Discussion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642436439
• ISBN13: 9783642436437
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"