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    Ablation and chemical alteration of cosmic dust particles during entry into the earth`s atmosphere

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    2016
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    Rudraswami, N.G.
    ShyamPrasad, M.
    Dey, S.
    Plane, J.M.C.
    Feng, W.
    Carrillo-Sanchez, J.D.
    Fernandes, D.
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    Most dust-sized cosmic particles undergo ablation and chemical alteration during atmospheric entry, which alters their original properties. A comprehensive understanding of this process is essential in order to decipher their pre-entry characteristics. The purpose of the study is to illustrate the process of vaporization of different elements for various entry parameters. The numerical results for particles of various sizes and various zenith angles are treated in order to understand the changes in chemical composition that the particles undergo as they enter the atmosphere. Particles with large sizes (> few hundred Mu m) and high entry velocities (>16 km s<sup>-1</sup>) experience less time at peak temperatures compared to those that have lower velocities. Model calculations suggest that particles can survive with an entry velocity of 11 km s<sup>-1</sup> and zenith angles (ZA) of 30°-90°, which accounts for ~66% of the region where particles retain their identities. Our results suggest that the changes in chemical composition of MgO, SiO2, and FeO are not significant for an entry velocity of 11 km s<sup>-1</sup> and sizes <300 Mu m, but the changes in these compositions become significant beyond this size, where FeO is lost to a major extent. However, at 16 km s<sup>-1</sup> the changes in MgO, SiO2, and FeO are very intense, which is also reflected in Mg/Si, Fe/Si, Ca/Si, and Al/Si ratios, even for particles with a size of 100 Mu m. Beyond 400 Mu m particle sizes at 16 km s<sup>-1</sup>, most of the major elements are vaporized, leaving the refractory elements, Al and Ca, suspended in the troposphere
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