A novel particle source based on electrospray charging for dust accelerators and its significance for cosmic dust studies

Earth, Planets and Space

Table 1. Inputs for acceleration calculations.

Particle	Solvent	Surface tension (mN/m)	Density (g/cm³)
H₂O Ice	H₂O	71.99^a	0.9970470^a
Chondrite	H₂O	71.99	3.35^b
Olivine	H₂O	71.99	3.27^c
Quartz	H₂O	71.99	2.65^c
4:1 MeOH: H₂O	4:1 MeOH:H₂O	25.54^d	0.8336^d
Chondrite	4:1 MeOH:H₂O	25.54	3.35
Olivine	4:1 MeOH:H₂O	25.54	3.27
Quartz	4:1 MeOH:H₂O	25.54	2.65

^aHaynes (2010).
^bBritt and Consolmagno (2003).
^cKlein and Dutrow (2008).
^dA weighted average of values for methanol and water, respectively, from Haynes (2010).