Dust Particles Near The Sun
AbstractThe orbital motion of interplanetary dust grains in the sublimation zone near the Sun has been considered for graphite and silicate. Calculations showed that dust grains with initial radii s = 0.5 - 5 μm can form regions of enhanced concentration. The inner corona is slightly enriched with particles s = 0.3 - 0.6 μm due to the departure of the evaporated grains onto highly elliptic orbits. However, they may be not recognized due to their small contribution to the total brightness along the line-of-sight compared with the background of the more typical Zodiacal particles. The astrosilicate dust grains do not form zones of enhanced concentration. Finally, particles with initial radii from 0.3 to 4 μm leave the Solar system and become β-meteoroids.