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Electric charge and acceleration of suprathermal grains

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Dust grains expelled from cool stars into the interstellar medium at speeds ≳108 cm s−1 are charged by secondary electron emission to potentials in the range 8–40 V. The condition for the acceleration of such charged grains by the Fermi process are discussed.

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  1. Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University College, Cardiff, Wales

    N. C. Wickramasinghe

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Wickramasinghe, N.C. Electric charge and acceleration of suprathermal grains. Astrophys Space Sci 28, L25–L29 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00641936

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