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Dust Charging in Space-related Laboratory Experiments: A Review Focused on Secondary Emission

Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2009

Abstract

The paper surveys experimental results connected with charging of dust grains under well-defined laboratory conditions for both space and industrial applications. Among several charging processes, the secondary emission is discussed in broad details because this process plays a prominent role everywhen a portion of energetic electrons is present in the medium surrounding a particular grain