Articles | Volume 39, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-533-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-533-2021
Regular paper
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15 Jun 2021
Regular paper |  | 15 Jun 2021

A comparison of contact charging and impact ionization in low-velocity impacts: implications for dust detection in space

Tarjei Antonsen, Ingrid Mann, Jakub Vaverka, Libor Nouzak, and Åshild Fredriksen

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (25 Sep 2020) by Gunter Stober
AR by Natascha Töpfer on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2020)  Author's response
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (05 Nov 2020) by Gunter Stober
AR by Tarjei Antonsen on behalf of the Authors (25 Nov 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (04 Dec 2020) by Gunter Stober
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 Feb 2021) by Gunter Stober
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Apr 2021) by Gunter Stober
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 May 2021)
ED: Publish as is (12 May 2021) by Gunter Stober
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Short summary
This paper discusses the charge generation for impacts of nano- to micro-scale dust on metal surfaces at speeds below a few kilometres per second. By introducing a model of capacitive coupling between the dust and the impact surface, we find that at such low speeds, the charge can be dominated by contact charging as opposed to plasma generation.