Effect of dust charge fluctuations on Kelvin-Helmholtz (K-H) instability driven by sheared dust flow is investigated in magnetised three-component cold dusty plasma. It is found that the dust charge fluctuations have ...Effect of dust charge fluctuations on Kelvin-Helmholtz (K-H) instability driven by sheared dust flow is investigated in magnetised three-component cold dusty plasma. It is found that the dust charge fluctuations have little effect on the tenuous dust plasma in low-frequency perturbation. For a dense dust plasma, the maximum damping rate of the perturbed wave due to dust charge fluctuations will reach the order of dusty charging frequency. It will affect the existence of the K-H instability in the long wave length perturbation.展开更多
Based upon broad-band CCD observation data of comet Hale-Bopp obtained by a 60cm telescope at Xinglong Station of Beijing Astronomical Observatory during March-August, 1996, the photometric results of comet Hale-Bopp ...Based upon broad-band CCD observation data of comet Hale-Bopp obtained by a 60cm telescope at Xinglong Station of Beijing Astronomical Observatory during March-August, 1996, the photometric results of comet Hale-Bopp are reported. Using the photometric results, the dust production rate, radius and mass of nucleus of comet Hale-Bopp are estimated as follows: dM/dt～1.5×10 5 kgs -1, R n～35.5km, and M n～5.65×10 16kg.展开更多
The equilibrium potential and dust fragmentation criterion of fluffy dust grains in plasma are calculated for comet P/Halley . It is found that the dust grain acquires its largest negative potential and disruptive pro...The equilibrium potential and dust fragmentation criterion of fluffy dust grains in plasma are calculated for comet P/Halley . It is found that the dust grain acquires its largest negative potential and disruptive probability about 50,000km from the comet where the dust mass spectrum measured by the spacecraft took a great change.展开更多
In this paper, we adopted a reasonable particle distribution function and used a simplified judgement to analyze the possibility of the ion-pickup caused by two-stream instibility in cometary tail. On calculation, we ...In this paper, we adopted a reasonable particle distribution function and used a simplified judgement to analyze the possibility of the ion-pickup caused by two-stream instibility in cometary tail. On calculation, we get an energy limitation(ΔE 1, ΔE 2) between the solar wind particles and the cometary particles .When the energy diffference is between ΔE 1 and ΔE 2, the pickup of ions in the cometary tail is more effective.展开更多
An observational result from March 12 to April 15 for comet Hale-Bopp is given in this paper. During this period a fan-shaped erupted region with angular extent of about 100 degrees near the nucleus was seen continual...An observational result from March 12 to April 15 for comet Hale-Bopp is given in this paper. During this period a fan-shaped erupted region with angular extent of about 100 degrees near the nucleus was seen continually. In addition, a shell structure with at most 5 layers often appeared. It is found that these layers were equal-spaced with a distance of about 2×10 4 km and were moving outward with a speed of about 35 m/s. It is suggested that this phenomenon was possibly a kind of wave created by charged attogram dust grains erupted from the nucleus, which collided with either the solar wind or material of the coma. The propagation period of the wave was about 6 days but the spin of the Comet Hale-Bopp could be very slow and the period was about 3 yr. This spin movement had the opposite direction as its orbital motion.展开更多
The equilibrium potential of fluffy dust grains in plasma are calculated for comet P/Halley and comet P/G-Z. It is found that the dust equilibrium potential linearly correlates with the logarithm of electron density. ...The equilibrium potential of fluffy dust grains in plasma are calculated for comet P/Halley and comet P/G-Z. It is found that the dust equilibrium potential linearly correlates with the logarithm of electron density. We propose this relationship can also be applied to comet Hale-Bopp.展开更多
The velocity shear instability in a magnetized, three-component dusty plasma is investigated for both positively and negatively charged dust particles. The critical shears as a function of the relative charge of dust ...The velocity shear instability in a magnetized, three-component dusty plasma is investigated for both positively and negatively charged dust particles. The critical shears as a function of the relative charge of dust grains for both positively and negatively charged dust grains are in the same form. The instability excitation is easier in colder proton’s environment for positively charged dust, and so also in colder electron’s environment for negatively charged dust. For a certain flow pattern, the instability excites in different direction for different sign of charged dust grains. This conclusion may be helpful in interpreting the helical structures and streamer splitted phenomena in a cometary tail.展开更多
The observed linear polarization data of comet Hyakutake are studied at wavelengths λ=0.365 μm,λ=0.485 μm and 0.684μm through simulations using Ballistic Particle-Cluster Aggregate and Ballistic Cluster-Cluster A...The observed linear polarization data of comet Hyakutake are studied at wavelengths λ=0.365 μm,λ=0.485 μm and 0.684μm through simulations using Ballistic Particle-Cluster Aggregate and Ballistic Cluster-Cluster Aggregate aggregates of 128 spherical monomers.We first found that the size parameter of the monomer,x ～ 1.56-1.70,turned out to be the most suitable which provides the best fits to the observed dust scattering properties at three wavelengths：λ=0.365 μm,0.485μm and 0.684μm.Thus,the effective radius of the aggregate （r） lies in the range 0.45 μm ≤ r ≤ 0.49 μm at λ=0.365 μm;0.60 μm ≤ r ≤ 0.66 μm at λ=0.485 μm and 0.88 μm ≤ r ≤ 0.94 μm at λ=0.684 μm.Now using superposition T-MATRIX code and the power-law size distribution,n（r） ～ r-3,the best-fitting values of complex refractive indices are calculated for the observed polarization data at the above three wavelengths.The best-fitting complex refractive indices （n,k） are found to be （1.745,0.095） at λ=0.365 μm,（1.743,0.100） at λ=0.485 μm and （1.695,0.100） at λ=0.684 μm.The refractive indices derived from the present analysis correspond to a mixture of both silicates and organics,which are in good agreement with the in situ measurement of comets by different spacecraft.展开更多
文摘Effect of dust charge fluctuations on Kelvin-Helmholtz (K-H) instability driven by sheared dust flow is investigated in magnetised three-component cold dusty plasma. It is found that the dust charge fluctuations have little effect on the tenuous dust plasma in low-frequency perturbation. For a dense dust plasma, the maximum damping rate of the perturbed wave due to dust charge fluctuations will reach the order of dusty charging frequency. It will affect the existence of the K-H instability in the long wave length perturbation.
文摘Based upon broad-band CCD observation data of comet Hale-Bopp obtained by a 60cm telescope at Xinglong Station of Beijing Astronomical Observatory during March-August, 1996, the photometric results of comet Hale-Bopp are reported. Using the photometric results, the dust production rate, radius and mass of nucleus of comet Hale-Bopp are estimated as follows: dM/dt～1.5×10 5 kgs -1, R n～35.5km, and M n～5.65×10 16kg.
基金theNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (No .196 5 30 0 1)
文摘The equilibrium potential and dust fragmentation criterion of fluffy dust grains in plasma are calculated for comet P/Halley . It is found that the dust grain acquires its largest negative potential and disruptive probability about 50,000km from the comet where the dust mass spectrum measured by the spacecraft took a great change.
基金theNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChinaUnderGrant (No .199730 18& 196 5 30 0 1)
文摘In this paper, we adopted a reasonable particle distribution function and used a simplified judgement to analyze the possibility of the ion-pickup caused by two-stream instibility in cometary tail. On calculation, we get an energy limitation(ΔE 1, ΔE 2) between the solar wind particles and the cometary particles .When the energy diffference is between ΔE 1 and ΔE 2, the pickup of ions in the cometary tail is more effective.
文摘An observational result from March 12 to April 15 for comet Hale-Bopp is given in this paper. During this period a fan-shaped erupted region with angular extent of about 100 degrees near the nucleus was seen continually. In addition, a shell structure with at most 5 layers often appeared. It is found that these layers were equal-spaced with a distance of about 2×10 4 km and were moving outward with a speed of about 35 m/s. It is suggested that this phenomenon was possibly a kind of wave created by charged attogram dust grains erupted from the nucleus, which collided with either the solar wind or material of the coma. The propagation period of the wave was about 6 days but the spin of the Comet Hale-Bopp could be very slow and the period was about 3 yr. This spin movement had the opposite direction as its orbital motion.
基金theNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChinaUnderGrant (No .199730 18& 196 5 30 0 1)
文摘The equilibrium potential of fluffy dust grains in plasma are calculated for comet P/Halley and comet P/G-Z. It is found that the dust equilibrium potential linearly correlates with the logarithm of electron density. We propose this relationship can also be applied to comet Hale-Bopp.
文摘The velocity shear instability in a magnetized, three-component dusty plasma is investigated for both positively and negatively charged dust particles. The critical shears as a function of the relative charge of dust grains for both positively and negatively charged dust grains are in the same form. The instability excitation is easier in colder proton’s environment for positively charged dust, and so also in colder electron’s environment for negatively charged dust. For a certain flow pattern, the instability excites in different direction for different sign of charged dust grains. This conclusion may be helpful in interpreting the helical structures and streamer splitted phenomena in a cometary tail.
文摘The observed linear polarization data of comet Hyakutake are studied at wavelengths λ=0.365 μm,λ=0.485 μm and 0.684μm through simulations using Ballistic Particle-Cluster Aggregate and Ballistic Cluster-Cluster Aggregate aggregates of 128 spherical monomers.We first found that the size parameter of the monomer,x ～ 1.56-1.70,turned out to be the most suitable which provides the best fits to the observed dust scattering properties at three wavelengths：λ=0.365 μm,0.485μm and 0.684μm.Thus,the effective radius of the aggregate （r） lies in the range 0.45 μm ≤ r ≤ 0.49 μm at λ=0.365 μm;0.60 μm ≤ r ≤ 0.66 μm at λ=0.485 μm and 0.88 μm ≤ r ≤ 0.94 μm at λ=0.684 μm.Now using superposition T-MATRIX code and the power-law size distribution,n（r） ～ r-3,the best-fitting values of complex refractive indices are calculated for the observed polarization data at the above three wavelengths.The best-fitting complex refractive indices （n,k） are found to be （1.745,0.095） at λ=0.365 μm,（1.743,0.100） at λ=0.485 μm and （1.695,0.100） at λ=0.684 μm.The refractive indices derived from the present analysis correspond to a mixture of both silicates and organics,which are in good agreement with the in situ measurement of comets by different spacecraft.
