Discrete rocket effect and its implication for micron grain acceleration

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Publishing date

Feb 2002

URL

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002apphl..80.1094w&link_type=abstract

Journals

Applied Physics Letters, Volume 80, Issue 6, id. 1094 (2002).

Science

Physics

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Dust Processes, Magnetohydrodynamics And Plasmas, Interstellar Dust Grains, Diffuse Emission, Infrared Cirrus, Dusty Or Complex Plasmas, Plasma Crystals, Plasma Diagnostic Techniques And Instrumentation, Particle Beam Interactions In Plasmas, Transport Properties, Laser Light Absorption In Plasmas, Fueling, Heating And Ignition, Laser Ablation

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Scientific paper

Abstract

The rocket equation breaks down for micron grains because the number of particles per grain is small compared with that within macroscopic objects. Therefore, the discrete rocket effect replaces the classical continuous rocket effect for micron grains. The discrete rocket effect is due to the fact that ejected mass from a micron grain can be comparable to the total mass for these intermediate size objects. Electron beam and laser ablation are possible means to accelerate micron grains to 106 m/s and higher velocity.

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