Condensed Matter Physics, 1996, No 8, p. 167-173, English
DOI:10.5488/CMP.8.167
Title: DISINTEGRATION OF COSMIC GARBAGE PARTICLES BY ELECTRON BEAMS
Authors: V.V.Vladimirov, V.N.Gorshkov (Physics Institute, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, 46 Nauki Av., 252650 Kiev DSP, Ukraine)
It has been shown that at charging and melting of the cosmic garbage
particles by electron beam their intensive disintegration into very small
droplets, which are 10^2 -10^4 times less as small as an
original drop, is possible. This process occurs only in the case, when the
particle charge significantly exceeds the Rayleigh limit, determining the
instability threshold for a charged drop. The consideration was carried out
for garbage particles, having dimensions 0.1-1 cm. At the solution of this
problem we have taken into account the compensating ion current, coming from
the cosmic plasma to the negatively charged particle surface.
Comments: Refs. 11, Tabs. 0, Figs. 1.