Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701678 | Icarus | 2012 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We model the lunar photoelectron sheath with a particle-in-cell code. ⺠We include the presence of a crater in the sheath. ⺠The crater alters the plasma environment, leading to enhanced electric fields. ⺠We model electrostatic dust transport using the particle-in-cell results. ⺠We find that craters can effectively trap dust grains electrostatically.
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Authors
Andrew R. Poppe, Marcus Piquette, Alexandre Likhanskii, Mihály Horányi,