# PSP Bibliography

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The Near-Sun Dust Environment: Initial Observations from Parker Solar Probe

 Author Szalay, J.; y, Pokorn\; Bale, S.; Christian, E.; Goetz, K.; Goodrich, K.; Hill, M.; Kuchner, M.; Larsen, R.; Malaspina, D.; McComas, D.; Mitchell, D.; Page, B.; Schwadron, N.; Keywords Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Parker Data Used; parker solar probe; Physics - Space Physics; Solar Probe Plus Abstract The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft has flown into the densest, previously unexplored, innermost region of our solar system\textquoterights zodiacal cloud. While PSP does not have a dedicated dust detector, multiple instruments on the spacecraft are sensitive to the effects of meteoroid bombardment. Here, we discuss measurements taken during PSP\textquoterights second orbit and compare them to models of the zodiacal cloud\textquoterights dust distribution. Comparing the radial impact rate trends and the timing and location of a dust impact to an energetic particle detector, we find the impactor population to be consistent with dust grains on hyperbolic orbits escaping the solar system. Assuming PSP\textquoterights impact environment is dominated by hyperbolic impactors, the total quantity of dust ejected from our solar system is estimated to be 0.5-10 tons/s. We expect PSP will encounter an increasingly intense impactor environment as its perihelion distance and semimajor axis are decreased. Year of Publication 2020 Journal The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Volume 246 Number of Pages 27 Section Date Published 02/2020 ISBN URL https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ab50c1 DOI 10.3847/1538-4365/ab50c1