Overview
- Topic of fundamental importance for astrophyisical research
- Written as a self-contained and complete presentation, beyond the usual format of review articles
- Combines space observations, laboratory research and theory
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 385)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Nanodust and nanometer-sized structures are important components of many objects in space. Nanodust is observed in evolved stars, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks, and dust debris disks. Within the solar system, nanodust is observed with in-situ experiments from spacecraft. Nanometer-sized substructures are found in the collected cometary and interplanetary dust particles and in meteorites. Understanding the growth and destruction of dust, its internal evolution, as well as the optical properties and the detection of nanoparticles is of fundamental importance for astrophysical research.
This book provides a focused description of the current state of research and experimental results concerning nanodust in the solar system. It addresses three major questions: What is nanodust? How was it discovered in the solar system? And how do we interpret the observations? The book serves as a self-contained reference work for space researchers and provides solid information on nanodust in cosmic environments for researchers working in astrophysics or in other fields of physics.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanodust in the Solar System: Discoveries and Interpretations
Editors: Ingrid Mann, Nicole Meyer-Vernet, Andrzej Czechowski
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27543-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27542-5Published: 07 June 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43643-7Published: 11 June 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-27543-2Published: 30 May 2012
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 222
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Condensed Matter Physics