Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jun 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979icar...38..398c&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 38, June 1979, p. 398-410.
Computer Science
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Charged Particles, Interplanetary Dust, Lorentz Force, Magnetic Effects, Orbital Elements, Particle Interactions, Poynting Theorem, Scattering, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Wind Velocity, Magnetic Fields, Solar Wind, Cosmic Dust, Lorentz Scattering, Charged Particles, Acceleration, Eccentricity, Grains, Poynting-Robertson, Scattering, Inclination, Sun, Turbulence, Velocity, Orbits
Scientific paper
Charged dust grains in a turbulent magnetic field will see a Lorentz force due to the convection of the solar magnetic field past them at the solar wind velocity. Since the sign of this magnetic field is randomly varying, the direction of the force will be random, and the net effect will be to randomly scatter the orbital elements of these particles. The square roots of the mean square change in semimajor axis, inclination, and eccentricity are determined as a function of the particles' original orbital elements. Particles 3 microns in radius and smaller will have their motions strongly perturbed or dominated by Lorentz scattering. This scattering will have an effect comparable to, or greater than, the Poynting-Robertson effect on these particles for time scales comparable to their Poynting-Robertson lifetimes.
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