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Collisional evolution and the resulting mass distribution of interplanetary dust
Earth, Planets and Space volume 50, pages 521–529 (1998)
Abstract
On the basis of numerical approaches for the collisional and orbital evolution of dust particles, the number density distribution of interplanetary dust with the mass range of m ≥ 10−12g is investigated. The slope of the mass distribution of dust particles strongly depends on the radial dependence of dust production by their parent bodies, and the collisional interaction between particles. Specifically, the m −7/3 dependence of the number density distribution at 1 AU for m ≥ 10−6g can be explained through the balance between the collisional loss of particles and the dust supply, whereas the m −4/3 dependence for 10−12g ≤ m ≥ 10−6g particles is derived from simple Poynting-Robertson orbital decay. A possible model of the dust populations of asteroidal, cometary, and Edgeworth-Kuiper belt origin that is consistent with the observed dust flux at a solar distance of 1 AU is presented.
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Ishimoto, H. Collisional evolution and the resulting mass distribution of interplanetary dust. Earth Planet Sp 50, 521–529 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352144
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