Eberhard Grün

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the capabilities of the Ulysses data and compare their capabilities with those of two new missions carrying dust detectors, namely, Cassini and Stardust, which will greatly increase our observational knowledge.

TL;DR: In this article, experiments were performed in two space simulation facilities of different dimensions (the simulated characteristics are vacuum, background temperature and solar irradiation) and the results were obtained in initial simulation tests are: the activity (gas and dust emission from the sample upon irradiation with light) of a model comet of given composition depends on the chamber pressure and the surface temperature.

TL;DR: In this article, an electrostatic dust accelerator was used to measure the water vapour release caused by impacts of fast dust particles on a pure water ice surface, and the experimental set-up of the dust accelerator allowed us to select iron dust particles of a specified velocity and mass range.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the operation of the charge and velocity detector, present results of laboratory calibrations using charged hypervelocity dust particles, show the first dust charge signal obtained from interplanetary space, and discuss potential applications of an advanced charge detector for future space missions.