DFA - The dust flux analyzer for the Rosetta Orbiter

Lamy, Philippe, Perruchot, S., Reynaud, J.L., Leese, Mark R., McDonnell, J.A.M., Green, Simon F., Busoletti, E., Colangeli, Luigi, Fulle, M., Rotundi, Alessandra, and others. (1998) DFA - The dust flux analyzer for the Rosetta Orbiter. Advances in Space Research, 21 (11). pp. 1557-1566. ISSN 0273-1177. (doi:10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00948-4) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:17409)

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Abstract

We describe the scientific objectives, the design concept and the implementation of the Dust Flux Analyser (DFA) for the ESA Rosetta mission. DFA is designed to detect individual dust particles in order to study their physical and dynamical properties as a function of time and of orbital position, to monitor the spatial distribution of the dust production and correlate it with the nucleus emission sites and to analyse gas-dust interactions and the evolution of the coma. The instrument is composed of three detectors with a common electronic box. The Velocity Measurement System (VMS) will measure the velocity of the incoming dust particles and the dust detector (MOM), its momentum. A separate deposition system (DEP) composed of three quartz microbalances will monitor the cometary dust flux in three directions, DFA will be able to detect dust particles in the size range 5-1000 mu m and velocity range 0.1-150 m.s(-1). Required resources are a mass of 4.9 kg, a power of 3.6 W to 16.7 W and a telemetry of 50 to 512 kBits per hour depending upon the operating modes,

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00948-4
Additional information:	Comm Space Res; Int Astron Union; European Space Agcy; European Geophys Soc Document Type: Proceedings Paper
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	M.A. Ziai
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2009 10:21 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 09:53 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/17409 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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McDonnell, J.A.M..

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Green, Simon F..

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