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Dust in cosmic plasma environmentsCosmic dust is invariably immersed in a plasma and a radiative environment. Consequently, it is charged to some electrostatic potential which depends on the properties of the environment as well as the nature of the dust. This charging affects the physical and dynamical properties of the dust. In this paper the basic aspects of this dust-plasma interaction in several cosmic environments - including planetary magnetospheres, the heliosphere and the interstellar medium - are discussed. The physical and dynamical consequences of the interaction, as well as the pertinent observational evidence, are reviewed. Finally, the importance of the surface charge during the condensation process in plasma environments is stressed.
Document ID
19800028081
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mendis, D. A.
(California, University La Jolla, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1979
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
80A12251
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF MPS-78-23501
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-05-009-110
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7102
Distribution Limits
Public
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