Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images

Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images

Forward and inverse Monte Carlo modeling of cometary dust tail and coma images has provided one of the best approaches to infer the basic physical dust parameters and their time dependence: mass loss rates, ejection velocities, and size distribution functions. These methods attempt to fit the bright...

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Main Author: F. Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti 2011-09-01
Series:Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/C1V89S1P008
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spelling doaj-93d0abbad17945b6b2c0db0163c684812020-11-24T23:07:42ZengAccademia Peloritana dei PericolantiAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali0365-03591825-12422011-09-0189S1C1V89S1P008110.1478/C1V89S1P008Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma imagesF. MorenoForward and inverse Monte Carlo modeling of cometary dust tail and coma images has provided one of the best approaches to infer the basic physical dust parameters and their time dependence: mass loss rates, ejection velocities, and size distribution functions. These methods attempt to fit the brightness distribution found in cometary astronomical images at a variety of wavelengths. The trajectories and the light scattered by the dust particles are functions of the size parameter, shape, and refractive index. In this paper we describe briefly the Monte Carlo technique, and present some applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/C1V89S1P008
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Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images
Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
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title Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images
title_short Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images
title_full Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images
title_fullStr Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images
title_full_unstemmed Physical properties of cometary dust from Monte Carlo analysis of tail and coma images
title_sort physical properties of cometary dust from monte carlo analysis of tail and coma images
publisher Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti
series Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
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description Forward and inverse Monte Carlo modeling of cometary dust tail and coma images has provided one of the best approaches to infer the basic physical dust parameters and their time dependence: mass loss rates, ejection velocities, and size distribution functions. These methods attempt to fit the brightness distribution found in cometary astronomical images at a variety of wavelengths. The trajectories and the light scattered by the dust particles are functions of the size parameter, shape, and refractive index. In this paper we describe briefly the Monte Carlo technique, and present some applications.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/C1V89S1P008
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