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  • The Formation of Astrophysical Dust

    Creator:
    Mauney, Christopher M.
    Abstract:
    The formation of carbonaceous and silicate precursor molecules to astrophysical dust grains is investigated. Using density functional theory (DFT) in combination with global optimization techniques, the ground-state binding energies of dust precursors are determined. These results are employed in atomistic nucleation theory (ANT) to predict the critical size and nucleation...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Christopher Mauney for

  • SpaceLab, an N-Body Particle-Particle Ballistic Collision Simulation Tool with Applications in Celestial Body Dynamics

    Creator:
    Guidos, Job
    Abstract:
    This thesis conveys the key technical features and scientific applications of a particle-particle ballistic simulation tool (SpaceLab) as well as a high level overview of experiments it was designed for and executed on. SpaceLab simulates spherical particle interactions under any combination of self-gravity, sliding friction, rolling friction, Van-Der-Waals (VDW) cohesion...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis