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Measurements of the Elemental and Isotopic Composition of Interplanetary Dust Collected on LDEF

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Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 119))

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A passive interplanetary dust collection experiment, currently in orbit aboard LDEF (Long Duration Exposure Facility), is described. The collectors, germanium target plates covered by metallized Mylar foils, are designed for secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) measurements of the elemental and isotopic compositions of residues resulting from micrometeoroid (> 10-10 grams) impacts. Impact simulation experiments have demonstrated the validity of the collection concept. Quantitative elemental analyses are complicated by the non-uniform distribution of projectile-derived elements.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Max-Pianck-Institut für Kernphysik, D-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

    H. Fechtig, E. Jessberger & G. Lange

  2. NASA/Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA, 77058

    F. Hörz

  3. Technische Universität München, D-8000, München, Germany

    E. Igenbergs & H. Kuczera

  4. Dornier System GmbH, D-7790, Friedrichshafen, Germany

    N. Pailer

  5. McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63130

    S. Sutton, P. Swan, R. Walker & E. Zinner

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy: Extraterrestrial Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    R. H. Giese

  2. Laboratory for Space Astronomy, Marseille, France

    P. Lamy

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Fechtig, H. et al. (1985). Measurements of the Elemental and Isotopic Composition of Interplanetary Dust Collected on LDEF. In: Giese, R.H., Lamy, P. (eds) Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 119. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5464-9_25

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