The positive-polarization of cometary comae

E Zubko, G Videen, DC Hines, Y Shkuratov - Planetary and Space Science, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine the dispersion of the degree of linear polarization P in comets at phase angle~
90° where the maximum amplitude of positive polarization P max occurs. The range of …

On the small contribution of supermicron dust particles to light scattering by comets

E Zubko, G Videen, JA Arnold, B MacCall… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We quantitatively investigate the contribution of large dust particles to the polarimetric
response in comets using the light-scattering properties of model agglomerated debris …

Dust in comet C/1975 V1 (West)

E Zubko, K Muinonen, G Videen… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We analyse the photopolarimetric response measured in Comet C/1975 V1 (West) using
model agglomerated debris particles. Such particles have highly irregular morphology and …

Modelling heterogeneous dust particles: an application to cometary polarization

P Halder, S Ganesh - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In this work, we introduce a comet dust model that incorporates multiple dust morphologies
along with inhomogeneous mixture of silicate minerals and carbonaceous materials under …

Dust properties and their variations in comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS)

O Shubina, E Zubko, V Kleshchonok… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. We analyze the results of photometric monitoring of comet C/2013 X1
(PANSTARRS) from December 2015 until January 2016 obtained within B, V, and R …

Models of Rosetta/OSIRIS 67P dust coma phase function

F Moreno, D Guirado, O Muñoz, I Bertini… - The Astronomical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The phase function of the dust coma of comet 67P has been determined from
Rosetta/OSIRIS images. This function shows a deep minimum at phase angles near 100 …

Revisiting the particle-size constraint of the 10-μm silicate feature

E Chornaya, AM Zakharenko, E Zubko, A Kuchmizhak… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
We experimentally measure the mid-IR spectra of half-millimeter-sized olivine particles with
very compact morphology and smooth surfaces. We find that the 10-μm silicate feature is …

REST: A java package for crafting realistic cosmic dust particles

P Halder - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The overall understanding of cosmic dust particles is mainly inferred from the different Earth-
based measurements of interplanetary dust particles and space missions such as Giotto …

Dependence of light scattering properties on porosity, size and composition of dust aggregates

P Halder, PD Roy, HS Das - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we study the light scattering properties of dust aggregates (0.7 µm≲ R c≲ 2.0
µm) with a wide range of porosity (P= 0.59 to 0.98). The simulations are executed using the …

Comprehensive T-matrix reference database: a 2009–2011 update

NT Zakharova, G Videen, NG Khlebtsov - Journal of Quantitative …, 2012 - Elsevier
The T-matrix method is one of the most versatile and efficient theoretical techniques widely
used for the computation of electromagnetic scattering by single and composite particles …