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5.6 Radial Distribution of Meteoric Particles in Interplanetary Space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

John W. Rhee
John W. Rhee*
Affiliation:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana 47803 and Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771

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An attempt has been made to derive heliocentric distribution of meteoric particles in interplanetary space. Poynting-Robertson effect, collision process, and cometary dust injection have been included in this study. Three different radial distribution functions for different sizes have been derived. The number density appears to depend on particle size.

Type
5 Dynamics and Evolution
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 31: Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light , 1976 , pp. 448 - 452
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1976

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