Ebook: Nanodust in the Solar System: Discoveries and Interpretations

Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-sized substructures are found in the collected cometary and interplanetary dust particles and in meteorites. Understanding the growth and destruction of dust, its internal evolution, as well as the optical properties and the detection of nanoparticles is of fundamental importance for astrophysical research.

This book provides a focused description of the current state of research and experimental results concerning nanodust in the solar system. It addresses three major questions: What is nanodust? How was it discovered in the solar system? And how do we interpret the observations? The book serves as a self-contained reference work for space researchers and provides solid information on nanodust in cosmic environments for researchers working in astrophysics or in other fields of physics.

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Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-sized substructures are found in the collected cometary and interplanetary dust particles and in meteorites. Understanding the growth and destruction of dust, its internal evolution, as well as the optical properties and the detection of nanoparticles is of fundamental importance for astrophysical research.

This book provides a focused description of the current state of research and experimental results concerning nanodust in the solar system. It addresses three major questions: What is nanodust? How was it discovered in the solar system? And how do we interpret the observations? The book serves as a self-contained reference work for space researchers and provides solid information on nanodust in cosmic environments for researchers working in astrophysics or in other fields of physics.

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Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-sized substructures are found in the collected cometary and interplanetary dust particles and in meteorites. Understanding the growth and destruction of dust, its internal evolution, as well as the optical properties and the detection of nanoparticles is of fundamental importance for astrophysical research.

This book provides a focused description of the current state of research and experimental results concerning nanodust in the solar system. It addresses three major questions: What is nanodust? How was it discovered in the solar system? And how do we interpret the observations? The book serves as a self-contained reference work for space researchers and provides solid information on nanodust in cosmic environments for researchers working in astrophysics or in other fields of physics.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Nanodust in the Interstellar Medium in Comparison to the Solar System....Pages 5-30
Phenomena of Nanoparticles in Relation to the Solar System....Pages 31-46
Nanodust Dynamics in Interplanetary Space....Pages 47-75
Dynamics, Composition, and Origin of Jovian and Saturnian Dust-Stream Particles....Pages 77-117
Nanodust Measurements by the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer....Pages 119-132
In Situ Detection of Interplanetary and Jovian Nanodust with Radio and Plasma Wave Instruments....Pages 133-160
Erosion Processes Affecting Interplanetary Dust Grains....Pages 161-178
Charge-Exchange and X-ray Processes with Nanodust Particles....Pages 179-194
Causes and Consequences of the Existence of Nanodust in Interplanetary Space....Pages 195-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-222

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Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-sized substructures are found in the collected cometary and interplanetary dust particles and in meteorites. Understanding the growth and destruction of dust, its internal evolution, as well as the optical properties and the detection of nanoparticles is of fundamental importance for astrophysical research.

This book provides a focused description of the current state of research and experimental results concerning nanodust in the solar system. It addresses three major questions: What is nanodust? How was it discovered in the solar system? And how do we interpret the observations? The book serves as a self-contained reference work for space researchers and provides solid information on nanodust in cosmic environments for researchers working in astrophysics or in other fields of physics.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Nanodust in the Interstellar Medium in Comparison to the Solar System....Pages 5-30
Phenomena of Nanoparticles in Relation to the Solar System....Pages 31-46
Nanodust Dynamics in Interplanetary Space....Pages 47-75
Dynamics, Composition, and Origin of Jovian and Saturnian Dust-Stream Particles....Pages 77-117
Nanodust Measurements by the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer....Pages 119-132
In Situ Detection of Interplanetary and Jovian Nanodust with Radio and Plasma Wave Instruments....Pages 133-160
Erosion Processes Affecting Interplanetary Dust Grains....Pages 161-178
Charge-Exchange and X-ray Processes with Nanodust Particles....Pages 179-194
Causes and Consequences of the Existence of Nanodust in Interplanetary Space....Pages 195-219
Back Matter....Pages 221-222
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