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New Horizons Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter Observes Higher than Expected Fluxes Approaching 60 au

  • Authors: Alex Doner, Mihály Horányi, Fran Bagenal, Pontus Brandt, Will Grundy, Carey Lisse, Joel Parker, Andrew R. Poppe, Kelsi N. Singer, S. Alan Stern, Anne Verbiscer

Alex Doner et al 2024 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 961 .

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SDC density measurements above four cutoff sizes: 0.63, 0.68, 0.82, and 1.50 μm. The overall shape and upward trend, within error bars, is consistent between 0.63, 0.68, and 0.82 μm. Above 1.50 μm, there are insufficient detections to make any confident claims about the density of the grains throughout the New Horizons flight path. The 0.63, 0.82, and 1.50 μm cutoffs are chosen based on the onboard threshold table for different flight conditions, while the 0.68 μm cutoff is selected to observe the flux without any potential effects from interstellar grains.

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