A new method to generate dust with astrophysical properties

Hansen, J F; van Breugel, W; Bringa, E M; Graham, G A; Remington, B A; Taylor, E A; Tielens, A G

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/05/P05010

Title: A new method to generate dust with astrophysical properties

Conference · Wed Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/6/05/P05010· OSTI ID:992286

Hansen, J F; van Breugel, W; Bringa, E M; Graham, G A; Remington, B A; Taylor, E A; Tielens, A G

In interstellar and interplanetary space, the size distribution and composition of dust grains play an important role. For example, dust grains determine optical and ultraviolet extinction levels in astronomical observations, dominate the cooling rate of our Galaxy, and sets the thermal balance and radiative cooling rates in molecular clouds, which are the birth place of stars. Dust grains are also a source of damage and failure to space hardware and thus present a hazard to space flight. To model the size distribution and composition of dust grains, and their effect in the above scenarios, it is vital to understand the mechanism of dust-shock interaction. We demonstrate a new experiment which employs a laser to subject dust grains to pressure spikes similar to those of colliding astrophysical dust, and which accelerates the grains to astrophysical velocities. The new method generates much larger data sets than earlier methods; we show how large quantities (thousands) of grains are accelerated at once, rather than accelerating individual grains, as is the case of earlier methods using electric fields.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

OSTI ID:: 992286

Report Number(s):: LLNL-PROC-430021; TRN: US201022%%265

Resource Relation:: Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 05; Conference: Presented at: 8th International Conference on High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics, Pasadena, CA, United States, Mar 15 - Mar 18, 2010

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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