Secondary electron emission from meteoric smoke particles inside the polar ionosphere

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: C. Baumann, M. Rapp, A. Kero
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Sodankylä
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-573-2016; https://doaj.org/article/e73e714fd2f947a491674c631f895b6e

The charging by secondary electron emission (SEE) from particles is known as a significant charging process in astrophysical plasmas. This work aims at evaluating the significance of SEE for charging of meteoric smoke particles (MSPs) in the Earth's polar atmosphere. Here, the atmosphere is sub...