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Surface charging and electrostatic dust acceleration at the nucleus of comet 67P during periods of low activity

Nordheim, TA; Jones, GH; Halekas, JS; Roussos, E; Coates, AJ; (2015) Surface charging and electrostatic dust acceleration at the nucleus of comet 67P during periods of low activity. Planetary and Space Science , 119 pp. 24-35. 10.1016/j.pss.2015.08.008. Green open access

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Abstract

We have investigated through simulation the electrostatic charging of the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during periods of weak outgassing activity. Specifically, we have modeled the surface potential and electric field at the surface of the nucleus during the initial Rosetta rendezvous at 3.5. AU and the release of the Philae lander at 3. AU. We have also investigated the possibility of dust acceleration and ejection above the nucleus due to electrostatic forces. Finally, we discuss these modeling results in the context of possible observations by instruments on both the Rosetta orbiter and the Philae lander.

Type: Article
Title: Surface charging and electrostatic dust acceleration at the nucleus of comet 67P during periods of low activity
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2015.08.008
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2015.08.008
Language: English
Additional information: © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1473085
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