Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.1537h&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 11, p. 1537-1540
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Instruments And Techniques
Scientific paper
Nanometer-sized meteoric smoke particles and ice condensates are thought to influence the chemistry in the 80-120 km altitude region and to play an important role in the evolution of Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes and Noctlucent Clouds. In this paper we show that aerodynamic perturbations introduced by a rocket payload complicate the analysis of dust measurements in this region. We analyze the flow of particles by applying a combined numerical simulation of flight aerodynamics and particle evolution. We show that for typical velocities of 500-1000 ms-1, the detection efficiency drops below 50% for smoke particles with radii 0.8-1.4 nm and for ice clusters with radii 2-5 nm, depending on the rocket's angle of attack. The particles are exposed to heating in the shock region, resulting in significant mass loss for ice condensates due to sublimation. Our simulations indicate that a substantial fraction of the expected nm sized meteoric smoke particles could be detected with refined instrumentation.
Gumbel Jörg
Horanyi Mihaly
Robertson Scott
Witt Georg
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