Nanodust in the solar system discoveries and Interpretations /

Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-size...

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Other Authors: Mann, Ingrid, Meyer-Vernet, Nicole., Czechowski, Andrzej., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2012.
Heidelberg ; New York : [2012]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Series: Astrophysics and space science library ; v. 385.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /
  • Ingrid Mann and Nicole Meyer-Vernet
  • Nanodust in the Interstellar Medium in Comparison to the Solar System /
  • Aigen Li and Ingrid Mann
  • Phenomena of Nanoparticles in Relation to the Solar System /
  • Yuki Kimura
  • Nanodust Dynamics in Interplanetary Space /
  • Andrzej Czechowski and Ingrid Mann
  • Dynamics, Composition, and Origin of Jovian and Saturnian Dust-Stream Particles /
  • Hsiang-Wen Hsu, Harald Krüger and Frank Postberg
  • Nanodust Measurements by the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer /
  • Geraint H. Jones
  • In Situ Detection of Interplanetary and Jovian Nanodust with Radio and Plasma Wave Instruments /
  • Nicole Meyer-Vernet and Arnaud Zaslavsky
  • Erosion Processes Affecting Interplanetary Dust Grains /
  • Peter Wurz
  • Charge-Exchange and X-ray Processes with Nanodust Particles /
  • Vasili Kharchenko and Nicholas Lewkow
  • Causes and Consequences of the Existence of Nanodust in Interplanetary Space /
  • Ingrid Mann and Andrzej Czechowski.