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An Optical Instrument to Characterize Individual Dust Particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

Frank Giovane ,
Bo Å. S. Gustafson  and
Philippe L. Lamy
Frank Giovane
Affiliation:
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546
Bo Å. S. Gustafson
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Philippe L. Lamy
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale, Les Trois Lucs, F-13012 Marseille, FR

Abstract

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The conceptual design for an optical instrument capable of characterizing dust particles by in situ measurements is described. This instrument, the Integrated Dust Analyzer (IDA), measures the light scattered at several different angles as a particle passes through a pair of polarized light curtains. It is capable of defining or providing an indication of such characteristics as size, index of refraction, absorptivity, and aggregate structure.

Type
VII. Instrumentation
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 150: Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust , 1996 , pp. 247 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1996

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