3 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
A Rotational Disruption Crisis for Zodiacal Dust
Kedron Silsbee, Brandon S. Hensley, Jamey R. Szalay +2
A systematic torque from anisotropic radiation can rapidly spin up irregular grains to the point of breakup. We apply the standard theory of rotational disruption from radiative to…
astro-ph.EP2024
Diverse dust populations in the near-Sun environment characterized by PSP/ISIS
M. M. Shen, J. R. Szalay, P. Pokorný +9
The Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS) energetic particle instrument suite on Parker Solar Probe is dedicated to measuring energetic ions and electrons in th…
astro-ph.EP2024
Size distribution of small grains in the inner zodiacal cloud
J. R. Szalay, P. Pokorný, D. M. Malaspina
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft has transited the inner-most regions of the zodiacal cloud and detects impacts to the spacecraft body via its electric field instrument. Mul…