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View article: A Small Linear Accelerator for Charged Microparticles
A Small Linear Accelerator for Charged Microparticles Open
Researching cosmic dust requires terrestrial facilities for accelerating analogues of different sizes and masses. To address the area of very lightweight particles, electrostatic accelerators like Van de Graaf accelerators or Linear Accele…
View article: The DESTINY+ Dust Analyser (DDA) for in-situ Cosmic Dust Measurements
The DESTINY+ Dust Analyser (DDA) for in-situ Cosmic Dust Measurements Open
The DESTINY+ mission, led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), offers a distinctive opportunity for in-situ measurements of cosmic dust. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the spacecraft will use electric propulsion during its inte…
View article: Calibration of Destiny Dust Analyzer (DDA) with Polypyrrole Coated Perylene Microparticles
Calibration of Destiny Dust Analyzer (DDA) with Polypyrrole Coated Perylene Microparticles Open
DESTINY+(Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) is a future JAXA interplanetary space mission to the active asteroid 3200 Phaethon (Ozaki et al. 2022). The primary s…
View article: The DESTINY <sup>+</sup> Dust Analyser — a dust telescope for analysing cosmic dust dynamics and composition
The DESTINY <sup>+</sup> Dust Analyser — a dust telescope for analysing cosmic dust dynamics and composition Open
The DESTINY + (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) Dust Analyser (DDA) is a state-of-the-art dust telescope for the in situ analysis of cosmic dust particles. As …
View article: Upgrades of a Small Electrostatic Dust Accelerator at the University of Stuttgart
Upgrades of a Small Electrostatic Dust Accelerator at the University of Stuttgart Open
In this paper, we describe the upgrade of a small electrostatic dust accelerator located at the University of Stuttgart. The newly developed dust source, focusing lens, differential detector and linac stage were successfully installed and …
View article: Development of the Destiny+ Dust Telescope
Development of the Destiny+ Dust Telescope Open
<p>Cosmic dust particles are important messengers. They contain information about their origin and their journey through space. The DESTINY<sup>+</sup> mission that launches in 2024 provides the opportunity to investigate…
View article: Nanodust detection with Cassini CDA - Implications for DESTINY+ and Interstellar Probe
Nanodust detection with Cassini CDA - Implications for DESTINY+ and Interstellar Probe Open
<p>The Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) onboard Cassini characterized successfully the dust environment at Saturn from 2004 to 2017. Besides the study of Saturn&#8217;s E ring and its interaction with the embedded moons, CDA detected n…
View article: Hypervelocity impact research with an electrostatic dust accelerator
Hypervelocity impact research with an electrostatic dust accelerator Open
Due to the their ubiquity and the high impact energy leading to extremely high temperatures and pressures in the affected materials, the physical processes caused by HVIs play an important role in a variety of fields such as the investigat…