NASA NTRS · 19990106249
Experimental Study of Dust Grain Charging
Abstract
The results of an experimental study of the charging mechanisms of micron size dust grains are presented. Individual dust grains are electrodynamically suspended and exposed to an electron beam of known energy and flux, and to far ultraviolet radiation of known wavelength and intensity. Changes in the charge-to-mass ratio of the grain are directly measured as a function of incident beam (electron and/or photon), grain size and composition. Comparisons of our results to theoretical models that predict the grain response are presented.
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Spann, James F, Venturini, Catherine C., Comfort, Richard H., Mian, Abbas M.. 1999-05-24. Experimental Study of Dust Grain Charging. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19990106249
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