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タイトルStardust Interstellar Preliminary Examination X: Impact Speeds and Directions of Interstellar Grains on the Stardust Dust Collector
著者(英)Allen, Carlton; Westphal, Andrew J.; Grun, Eberhard; Altobelli, Nicolas; Sterken, Veerle J.; Stroud, Rhonda M.; Sandford, S. A.; Postberg, Frank; Zolensky, Michael E.; Hillier, Jon K.
著者所属(英)NASA Ames Research Center
発行日2014-09-09
言語eng
内容記述On the basis of an interstellar dust model compatible with Ulysses and Galileo observations, we calculate and predict the trajectories of interstellar dust (ISD) in the solar system and the distribution of the impact speeds, directions, and flux of ISD particles on the Stardust Interstellar Dust Collector during the two collection periods of the mission. We find that the expected impact velocities are generally low (less than 10 km per second) for particles with the ratio of the solar radiation pressure force to the solar gravitational force beta greater than 1, and that some of the particles will impact on the cometary side of the collector. If we assume astronomical silicates for particle material and a density of 2 grams per cubic centimeter, and use the Ulysses measurements and the ISD trajectory simulations, we conclude that the total number of (detectable) captured ISD particles may be on the order of 50. In companion papers in this volume, we report the discovery of three interstellar dust candidates in the Stardust aerogel tiles. The impact directions and speeds of these candidates are consistent with those calculated from our ISD propagation model, within the uncertainties of the model and of the observations.
NASA分類Astronomy; Astrophysics
レポートNOARC-E-DAA-TN19027
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