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Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8735-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8735-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
Research article
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09 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 09 Jun 2021

The influence of surface charge on the coalescence of ice and dust particles in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Joshua Baptiste, Connor Williamson, John Fox, Anthony J. Stace, Muhammad Hassan, Stefanie Braun, Benjamin Stamm, Ingrid Mann, and Elena Besley

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Agglomeration of ice and dust particles in the mesosphere are studied, using classical electrostatic approaches which are extended to capture the induced polarisation of surface charge. The instances of strong attraction between particles of the same sign of charge are predicted, which take place at small separation distances and also lead to the formation of stable aggregates.
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