ISSI International Team

Dust - plasma interactions:

Observations in the interplanetary medium and

in the environment of solar system objects

Report on the second Meeting: 7. - 11. May 2007 at ISSI





Monday Mai 7
High altitude meteor trails observed by incoherent scattering radar

Discussion of ablation processes


Tuesday May 8

Properties and Dynamics of nano-particles

Formation of nano-particles by cosmic ray impact



Wednesday May 9
Group discussions and outline of topics for subgroups



Thursday May 10
Outline planned research and review papers in subgroups



Friday May 11
Comparison of different plasma environments:

Outer space (interplanetary medium and stellar winds in debris disks)
Meteor trails >~ 130 km
Mesosphere ~ 80-100 km

Group discussions



Summary of activities

Report:

Comparison of dust and plasma parameters in different considered environments

Research papers:

Solar wind crossing cometary tails and trails
Dust plasma interactions in (solar type) stellar winds - typical for planetary systems -
Case study of observed high altitude trails

Review papers:

High altitude trails
Dust detection in space and near Earth space


Next Meeting

Planned for April or May 2008