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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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014
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