Significant variation from a 1/R-squared potential in the cumulative flux determined from the Giotto Comet Halley Dust Impact ExperimentThe Dust Impact Detection System (DIDSY) aboard the Giotto spacecraft provided the information on the dust flux, mass spectrum, and cumulative mass distribution flux in the coma of Comet Halley. Analysis of discrete pulse height data of cometary particles for the mass range of particles between 4.0 x 10 to the -10th g and 6.0 x 10 to the -6th g registered by the Giotto DIDSY detectors 2, 3, and 4 has been completed, and a cumulative flux has been determined for this size range of particles. Inside the cometopause, anomalous peaks have been identified as deviation from a 1/R-squared curve in both pre- and postencounter measurements.
Document ID
19890049158
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Alexander, W. M. (Baylor Univ. Waco, TX, United States)
Goad, S. (Baylor Univ. Waco, TX, United States)
Mcdonald, R. A. (Baylor Univ. Waco, TX, United States)
Tanner, W. G., Jr. (Baylor Univ. Waco, TX, United States)
Pollock, J. J. (Baylor University Waco, TX, United States)