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    Ionization probability of iron particles at meteoritic velocities

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    Ion production for ablation of micron size iron particles moving at supersonic speed in air and argo

    Techniques for the observation of micrometeorite craters in metal substrates utilizing electron micrographic replica methods

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    Thin film replica technique for obtaining high quality electron micrographs of craters in metal substrates formed by microscopic hypervelocity particle impac

    Ionization probability of iron particles at meteoric velocities

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    Ion pairs produced by total ablation of iron particles in air and argon measured as function of particle velocit

    High voltage breakdown initiated by particle impact

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    High voltage breakdown initiated by particle impact across electrode ga

    Ionization from Fe atoms incident on various gas targets

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    Ionization from iron atoms incident on target gases of helium, neon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and ai

    Micrometeorite bombardment initiating discharges and breakdown in ion thrustors

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    Micrometeorite bombardment initiating discharges and breakdown in ion thrustor

    Slip or not slip? A methodical examination of the interface formation model using two-dimensional droplet spreading on a horizontal planar substrate as a prototype system

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    We consider the spreading of a thin two-dimensional droplet on a planar substrate as a prototype system to compare the contemporary model for contact line motion based on interface formation of Shikhmurzaev [Int. J. Multiphas. Flow 19, 589 (1993)], to the more commonly used continuum fluid dynamical equations augmented with the Navier-slip condition. Considering quasistatic droplet evolution and using the method of matched asymptotics, we find that the evolution of the droplet radius using the interface formation model reduces to an equivalent expression for a slip model, where the prescribed microscopic dynamic contact angle has a velocity dependent correction to its static value. This result is found for both the original interface formation model formulation and for a more recent version, where mass transfer from bulk to surface layers is accounted for through the boundary conditions. Various features of the model, such as the pressure behaviour and rolling motion at the contact line, and their relevance, are also considered in the prototype system we adopt.Comment: 45 pages, 18 figure

    A laboratory measurement of meteor luminous efficiency

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    Laboratory measurement of meteor luminous efficienc

    From Service to Experience: Understanding and Defining the Hospitality Business

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    Failure adequately to define or understand hospitality as a commercial phenomenon has created a fragmented academic environment and a schizophrenia in the industry that has the potential to limit its development as a global industry. This article suggests that, by redefining hospitality as behaviour and experience, a new perspective emerges that has exciting implications for the management of hospitality businesses. A framework to describe hospitality in the commercial domain is proposed. This framework suggests a focus on the host–guest relationship, generosity, theatre and performance, ‘lots of little surprises’, and the security of strangers – a focus that provides guests with experiences that are personal, memorable and add value to their lives
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