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dc.contributor.authorBaptiste, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Connor
dc.contributor.authorFox, John
dc.contributor.authorStace, Anthony J.
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Stefanie
dc.contributor.authorStamm, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorMann, Ingrid
dc.contributor.authorBesley, Elena
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T13:21:16Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T13:21:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-09
dc.description.abstractAgglomeration of charged ice and dust particles in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere is studied using a classical electrostatic approach, which is extended to capture the induced polarisation of surface charge. Collision outcomes are predicted whilst varying the particle size, charge, dielectric constant, relative kinetic energy, collision geometry and the coefficient of restitution. In addition to Coulomb forces acting on particles of opposite charge, instances of attraction between particles of the same sign of charge are discussed. These attractive forces are governed by the polarisation of surface charge and can be strong at very small separation distances. In the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, these interactions could also contribute to the formation of stable aggregates and contamination of ice particles through collisions with meteoric smoke particles.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBaptiste, Williamson, Fox, Stace, Hassan, Braun, Stamm, Mann, Besley. The influence of surface charge on the coalescence of ice and dust particles in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). 2021;21(11):8735-8745en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2006819
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/acp-21-8735-2021
dc.identifier.issn1680-7316
dc.identifier.issn1680-7324
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24308
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCopernicus Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.journalAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP)
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleThe influence of surface charge on the coalescence of ice and dust particles in the mesosphere and lower thermosphereen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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