Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 E. River Rd, Rochester, New York, USA
Henriette Trollvik
Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Artic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Division of Space and Plasma Physics, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 11428 Stockholm, Sweden
Herman Greaker
Andøya Space AS, Bleiksveien 46, 8480 Andenes, Norway
Sveinung Olsen
Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Artic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Yngve Eilertsen
Department of Physics and Technology, UiT The Artic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
The mesosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, contains small solid dust particles, mostly made up of material from interplanetary space. We are preparing an experiment to collect such particles during a rocket flight. A new instrument has been designed and numerical simulations have been performed to investigate the airflow nearby as well as its dust collection efficiency. The collected dust particles will be further analyzed in the laboratory in order to study their chemical composition.
The mesosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, contains small solid dust particles, mostly made...