COSMIC DUST II – Cosmochemistry and Space Tweezers Technologies for Solar System Science and Exploration
Durata: From 28 Sep 2023 – 27 Sep 2025 (2 years)
Ente finanziatore: Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR) – PRIN 2022 – 2022S5A2N7
Principal Investigator: Luigi Folco (Dip. di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa)
Contact person in IPCF: O. M. Maragò (Vice PI)
Other research units (contact person): Università di Pisa (Luigi Folco); Università di Napoli “Parthenope” (Alessandra Rotundi); INAF OA Arcetri (John R. Brucato)
Settori ERC: PE9_2 Solar system science; PE9_4 Astrobiology; PE2_12 Optics, non-linear optics and nano-optics
Parole chiave: Interplanetary dust; asteroids; comets; cosmochemistry; optical trapping; acoustic levitation
Cosmic Dust II aims to: 1) a systematic analysis of unique collections of small (down to 400nm) interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) and large (up to 3mm) micrometeorites (MMs) to bridge gaps in our knowledge of the composition of the inner Solar System interplanetary dust complex; 2) the development of novel photonic-acoustic tools for the contactless, non-invasive analysis of particulate matter, as required for the detection of extraterrestrial organics and biosignatures in cosmic dust.
Other IPCF people involved in the research activities: M. G. Donato, A. Foti, P. G. Gucciardi, M.A. Iatì, S. Trusso