Published January 1981
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Journal article
The radiation force on small particles
Description
A more complete expression for the radiation force on a small particle in the solar system is given which includes the effect of asymmetry of the thermal reradiation and also of inelastic scattering such as fluorescence. Both the Poynting-Robertson drag and the Yarkovsky effect are affected by such asymmetries and are incorporated into the formalism. For nonspherical particles the direction of the radiation force will no longer coincide with the solar irradiation. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Planet. Space Sci.
- Journal Volume
- 29
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Planet. Space Sci.
- Journal Page Range
- 127-132
- ISSN
- 0032-0633
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 12598016
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ASYMMETRY; DRAG; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUATIONS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERSTELLAR GRAINS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; THERMAL RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- PARTICLES; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; STELLAR RADIATION