The effects of electrostatic charging on the dust distribution at Halley's Comet

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Aug 1986

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 307, Aug. 15, 1986, p. 800-807.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Electrostatic Charge, Halley'S Comet, Interplanetary Dust, Particle Density (Concentration), Electromagnetic Interactions, Flyby Missions, Solar Position, Space Environment Simulation

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The distribution of fine dust near Comet Halley at its 1910 and 1986 apparitions is investigated by means of computer simulations, taking the effects of EM forces due to the dust electrostatic charge into account. It is found that the nucleus spin period and orbital obliquity estimated by Sekanina and Larson (1984) from the 1910 observations are unaffected by these EM forces because the 1910 dust morphology involved mainly large grains. For 1986, the orientation of the smaller dust is shown to depend on the interplanetary magnetic field, with implications for the dust distribution encountered by the Halley probes.

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