Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...30..402p&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 30, Feb. 1977, p. 402-412.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Ice Formation, Interplanetary Medium, Particle Size Distribution, Solar System, Space Environment Simulation, Absorption, Astronomical Models, Energy Distribution, Infrared Spectra, Refractivity, Solar Energy, Sublimation, Surface Temperature
Scientific paper
The behavior of spherical water-ice particles in interplanetary space is investigated theoretically using an equation which gives the sublimation rate as a function of the solar energy distribution at 1 AU, solar distance, the temperature of the ice-particle surface, the temperature of the surrounding background, particle absorption efficiency, particle radius, and the complex refractive index of ice. The variation of sublimation rate with particle size is examined, and it is shown that the sublimation rate depends critically on the absorptivity of ice in the near-IR spectral region. Two different spectral-absorption curves are plotted on the basis of two different choices for the complex refractive index of ice, and an attempt is made to decide experimentally which energy distribution is more appropriate. Results of direct laboratory measurements of the sublimation rate of smooth spherical ice particles are compared with the theoretical results obtained from the cited sublimation-rate equation. Agreement between theory and experiment is found to be excellent when the complex refractive indices given by Bertie et al., (1969) are employed. Sublimation rates and particle lifetimes are then computed as a function of particle radius for heliocentric distances of 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 AU.
Patashnick Harvey
Rupprecht Gero
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