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A Collector for Interplanetary Dust Particles and Space Debris

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

Xu Yin-Lin ,
Zhang He-Qi ,
Zhang Nan ,
Yu Min ,
Xie Ping  and
C. Y. Fan
Xu Yin-Lin
Affiliation:
Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Zhang He-Qi
Affiliation:
Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Zhang Nan
Affiliation:
Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Yu Min
Affiliation:
Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
Xie Ping
Affiliation:
Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China
C. Y. Fan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Abstract

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We are constructing a collector for capturing Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs) and space debris on space shuttle. The unit consists of three pieces of thin polyester film, equally spaced 7 cm apart, and an aerogel disk of 3 cm thickness. For each particle captured in the aerogel disk, we determine its direction of impact and its speed, from which we can trace its trajectory. The purpose of the experiment is to study the compositions of IDPs from different origins.

Type
VII. Instrumentation
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 150: Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust , 1996 , pp. 243 - 246
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1996

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