Modelling of an asteroid photoelectron sheath and implications for a sample return mission

Electrostatic forces from asteroidal photoelectron emission both redistribute regolith and modulate the surface particle size distribution. A 2D particle-in-cell code has been developed to investigate the possibility of direct measurement of the electrical environment near the surface of an asteroid...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Aplin, K, Macfaden, A, Bowles, N
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Elsevier 2014