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Sternovsky, Zoltan

Professor

Positions

Professor, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Research Areas

Research

research overview

Dr. Sternovsky's professional interests include laboratory plasma physics and related experimental measurements, and developing instruments for space. He has been the instrument scientist on two sounding rocket campaigns, and several space missions, including the Lunar Dust EXperiment (LDEX) instrument launched onboard Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft, the Surface Dust Analyzer (SUDA) onboard the Europa Clipper flagship mission, and the Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) instrument onboard the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission.

keywords

Dusty plasma physics, cosmic dust, lunar dust, dust detectors, plasma physics, plasma diagnostic, mesospheric dust, noctilucent clouds, chemical and elemental composition of cosmic dust.

Publications

selected publications

book
- Emotion Concepts 1990
conference proceeding
- Status update on Beans3D, a novel numerical tool to study micro- and grain-to-grain scale charging processes 2024
- In Orbit Exploration of the Available Resources in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Polar Regions 2019
- FOSSIL – Fragments from the Origins of our Solar System: Exploring the Chemical Diversity of Comets, Asteroids, and Interstellar Dust at 1 AU 2019
- Fragments from the Origins of the Solar System and our Interstellar Locale (FOSSIL): A Cometary, Asteroidal, and Interstellar Dust Mission Concept. IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2019
- Exploring the Habitability of Icy Worlds Through Impact Ionization Mass Spectroscopy of Icy Dust Particles 2018
- Exploring the Habitability of Ocean Worlds through Impact Ionization of Icy Material - Development of an Icy Dust Accelerator 2018
- The Main-belt Asteroid and NEO Tour with Imaging and Spectroscopy (MANTIS). IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2016
- Hyperdust : An Advanced in-situ Detection and Chemical Analysis of Microparticles in Space 2015
- Remote Charging Mechanics for Electrostatic Inflation of Membrane Space Structures 2013
- A LINEAR TOF MASS SPECTROMETER AS A TOOL FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF IMPACT IONISATION PLASMA. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2011
- Frontiers in In-Situ Cosmic Dust Detection and Analysis. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2011
- The Dust Accelerator Facility of the Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2011
- Novel Instrument for Dust Astronomy: Dust Telescope. IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. 2011
- Novel instrument for Dust Astronomy: Dust Telescope. 1-8. 2011
- Surface - Plasma interaction on the moon. AIP Conference Proceedings. 113-116. 2008
- Surface Potentials Near the UV Light/Dark Boundary. 919-919. 2007
- Laboratory tests of the Large Area Mass Analyser. Esa Sp. 209-+. 2005
- Prospects of dust astronomy missions. Esa Sp. 245-+. 2005
- The Large Area Mass Analyzer (LAMA) for in-situ chemical analysis of interstellar dust partticles. Esa Sp. 205-+. 2005
- The MAGIC rocket campaign: An overview. Esa Sp. 139-144. 2005
- Charge exchange collisions and the current to probes and dust particles. AIP Conference Proceedings. 208-211. 2002
- Lunar and Martian dust charging on surfaces. AIP Conference Proceedings. 402-405. 2002
- Surface potential of small particles charged by the medium-energy electron beam. Vacuum. 139-142. 1997
journal article
- Updating the Electrostatic Model for Dust Impact Detection with Antenna Instruments. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). 100-100. 2025
- Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) Onboard NASA's Interstellar Mapping And Acceleration Probe (IMAP). Space Science Reviews. 2025
- Interstellar Mapping And Acceleration Probe: The NASA IMAP Mission. Space Science Reviews. 2025
- Laboratory measurements of the expansion characteristics of dust impact plasmas. Icarus. 2025
- SUDA: A SUrface Dust Analyser for Compositional Mapping of the Galilean Moon Europa. Space Science Reviews. 2025
- A solar rotation signature in cosmic dust observed in STEREO spacecraft data. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). 2024
- Characterizing the response of Timepix solid state detectors to dust impacts. Icarus. 2024
- The DESTINY⁺ Dust Analyser - a dust telescope for analysing cosmic dust dynamics and composition. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 2024
- Dust Telescopes for Dust Astronomy 2024
- Impact Ionization Mass Spectra of Polypyrrole-Coated Anthracene Microparticles: A Useful Mimic for Cosmic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Dust. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 586-605. 2024
- Linking meteorites to their asteroid parent bodies: The capabilities of dust analyzer instruments during asteroid flybys. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 1449-1468. 2023
- In Situ Cosmic Dust Detection for Heliophysics 2023
- The Interactions of Interstellar Dust with our Heliosphere 2023
- Inventory of Interstellar (ISD) and Interplanetary Dust (IDP) at 1 AU 2023
- Laboratory investigation of ion expansion produced by hypervelocity dust impacts 2023
- Experimentally Derived Luminous Efficiencies for Aluminum and Iron at Meteoric Speeds. Geophysical Research Letters. 2023
- Variability of Antenna Signals From Dust Impacts. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 2023
- Experimentally derived luminous efficiencies for aluminum and iron at meteoric speeds 2023
- Detection of the amino acid histidine and its breakup products in hypervelocity impact ice spectra. Icarus. 2023
- Synergies between interstellar dust and heliospheric science with an interstellar probe. RAS Techniques and Instruments. 532-547. 2023
- Variability of Antenna Signals from Dust Impacts 2022
- Differential Ablation of Organic Coatings From Micrometeoroids Simulated in the Laboratory. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 2022
- Electrostatic Model for Antenna Signal Generation From Dust Impacts. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 2021
- Electrostatic model for antenna signal generation from dust impacts 2021
- Laboratory Study of Antenna Signals Generated by Dust Impacts on Spacecraft. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 2021
- Nanodust detection with Cassini CDA - Implications for DESTINY+ and Interstellar Probe 2021
- Detection of Dust Particles Using Faraday Cup Instruments. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). 2021
- Effective Temperatures of Olivine Dust Impact Plasmas. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 4298-4304. 2020
- The effect of high-velocity dust particle impacts on microchannel plate (MCP) detectors. Planetary and Space Science. 2020
- Components of Impact Plasma: Velocity and Temperature 2020
- Exploration of resources in permanently shadowed lunar polar regions 2020
- Magnetic Field Effect on Antenna Signals Induced by Dust Particle Impacts. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 2020
- Dust observations with antenna measurements and its prospects for observations with Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter. Annales Geophysicae. 1121-1140. 2019
- Understanding Cassini RPWS Antenna Signals Triggered by Dust Impacts. Geophysical Research Letters. 10941-10950. 2019
- Characterizing spacecraft potential effects on measured particle trajectories. Physics of Plasmas. 2019
- Using dust shed from asteroids as microsamples to link remote measurements with meteorite classes. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 2046-2066. 2019
- Dust observations with antenna measurements and its prospects for observations with Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter 2019
- High-Speed Drag Measurements of Aluminum Particles in Free Molecular Flow. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 3743-3751. 2019
- Modeling the Altitude Distribution of Meteor Head Echoes Observed with HPLA Radars: Implications for the Radar Detectability of Meteoroid Populations. The Astronomical Journal. 2019
- Impact Ejecta and Gardening in the Lunar Polar Regions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 143-154. 2019
- Wavelet Compression Performance of MMS/FPI Plasma Count Data with Plasma Environment. Earth and Space Science. 116-135. 2019
- Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP): A New NASA Mission. Space Science Reviews. 2018
- Microchannel Plate Efficiency to Detect Low Velocity Dust Impacts. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 9936-9940. 2018
- In Situ Observations Connected to the Io Footprint Tail Aurora. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 3061-3077. 2018
- Dust Observations by the Radio and Plasma Wave Science Instrument During Cassini's Grand Finale. Geophysical Research Letters. 10101-10109. 2018
- Physically Accurate Large Dynamic Range Pseudo Moments for the MMS Fast Plasma Investigation. Earth and Space Science. 503-515. 2018
- Determination of impact position on an impact ionization detector by electrostatic induction. Advances in Space Research. 890-895. 2018
- Effects of interplanetary coronal mass ejections on the transport of nano-dust generated in the inner solar system. Planetary and Space Science. 7-16. 2018
- Impact ionisation mass spectrometry of platinum-coated olivine and magnesite-dominated cosmic dust analogues. Planetary and Space Science. 96-110. 2018
- Laboratory modeling of dust impact detection by the Cassini spacecraft. Planetary and Space Science. 85-91. 2018
- The ionization efficiency of aluminum and iron at meteoric velocities. Planetary and Space Science. 111-116. 2018
- Interpreting Dust Impact Signals Detected by the STEREO Spacecraft. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 11864-11873. 2017
- Experimental setup for the laboratory investigation of micrometeoroid ablation using a dust accelerator. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2017
- Characteristic temperatures of hypervelocity dust impact plasmas. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 8182-8187. 2016
- Variation in relative dust impact charge recollection with antenna to spacecraft potential on STEREO. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 4998-5004. 2016
- Measurements of the ionization coefficient of simulated iron micrometeoroids. Geophysical Research Letters. 3645-3652. 2016
- New experimental capability to investigate the hypervelocity micrometeoroid bombardment of cryogenic surfaces. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2016
- Optimization of the Nano-Dust Analyzer (NDA) for operation under solar UV illumination. Planetary and Space Science. 173-180. 2015
- Revisiting STEREO interplanetary and interstellar dust flux and mass estimates. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 6085-6100. 2015
- Laboratory investigation of antenna signals from dust impacts on spacecraft. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 5298-5305. 2015
- A permanent, asymmetric dust cloud around the Moon. Nature. 324-+. 2015
- The Lunar Dust Experiment (LDEX) Onboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission. Space Science Reviews. 93-113. 2014
- The science case for an orbital mission to Uranus: Exploring the origins and evolution of ice giant planets. Planetary and Space Science. 122-140. 2014
- Instrument study of the Lunar Dust eXplorer (LDX) for a lunar lander mission. Advances in Space Research. 2094-2100. 2014
- Detection of meteoric smoke particles in the mesosphere by a rocket-borne mass spectrometer. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 161-179. 2014
- In-situ detection of noctilucent cloud particles by the Colorado Dust Detectors onboard the PHOCUS sounding rocket. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 145-150. 2014
- Micrometeoroid impact charge yield for common spacecraft materials. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 2014
- Impact ionisation mass spectrometry of polypyrrole-coated pyrrhotite microparticles. Planetary and Space Science. 9-22. 2014
- Development of the nano-dust analyzer (NDA) for detection and compositional analysis of nanometer-size dust particles originating in the inner heliosphere. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2014
- Active space debris charging for contactless electrostatic disposal maneuvers. Advances in Space Research. 110-118. 2014
- Production of neutral gas by micrometeoroid impacts. Icarus. 89-93. 2014
- Laboratory testing and data analysis of the Electrostatic Lunar Dust Analyzer (ELDA) instrument. Planetary and Space Science. 63-70. 2013
- On the application of a linear time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the investigation of hypervelocity impacts of micron and sub-micron sized dust particles. Planetary and Space Science. 47-57. 2013
- Time-resolved temperature measurements in hypervelocity dust impact. Planetary and Space Science. 58-62. 2013
- Channel electron multiplier operated on a sounding rocket without a cryogenic vacuum pump from 120 to 80 km altitude. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 51-58. 2013
- On the applicability of laser ionization for simulating hypervelocity impacts. Journal of Applied Physics. 2012
- Characteristics of a new dust coordinate sensor. Measurement Science and Technology. 2012
- Impact ionization mass spectra of anorthite cosmic dust analogue particles. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 2012
- 3 MV hypervelocity dust accelerator at the Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2012
- Linear high resolution dust mass spectrometer for a mission to the Galilean satellites. Planetary and Space Science. 10-20. 2012
- SARIM PLUS-sample return of comet 67P/CG and of interstellar matter. Experimental Astronomy. 723-751. 2012
- Active Cosmic Dust Collector. Planetary and Space Science. 261-273. 2012
- Compositional mapping of planetary moons by mass spectrometry of dust ejecta. Planetary and Space Science. 1815-1825. 2011
- The lunar dust environment. Planetary and Space Science. 1672-1680. 2011
- Dust trajectory sensor: Accuracy and data analysis. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2011
- The Electrostatic Lunar Dust Analyzer (ELDA) for the detection and trajectory measurement of slow-moving dust particles from the lunar surface. Planetary and Space Science. 1446-1454. 2011
- A 2 MV Van de Graaff accelerator as a tool for planetary and impact physics research. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2011
- A self-triggered dust trajectory sensor. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 74-82. 2010
- Special Issue on Physics of Dusty Plasmas 2010. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 766-767. 2010
- Mass spectrometry of hyper-velocity impacts of organic micrograins. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 3895-3906. 2009
- DuneXpress. Experimental Astronomy. 981-999. 2009
- Sample return of interstellar matter (SARIM). Experimental Astronomy. 303-328. 2009
- Mass analysis of charged aerosol particles in NLC and PMSE during the ECOMA/MASS campaign. Annales Geophysicae. 1213-1232. 2009
- Variability of the lunar photoelectron sheath and dust mobility due to solar activity. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. 2008
- A rocket-borne mass analyzer for charged aerosol particles in the mesosphere. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2008
- Characteristics of a dust trajectory sensor. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2008
- Stardust interstellar preliminary examination - First results. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. A169-A169. 2008
- Effect of the induced-dipole force on charging rates of aerosol particles. Physics of Plasmas. 2008
- In-situ measurement of smoke particles in the wintertime polar mesosphere between 80 and 85 km altitude. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 61-70. 2008
- A laboratory model of the lunar surface potential near boundaries between sunlit and shadowed regions. Geophysical Research Letters. 2007
- Simulating meteoroid impacts using high-power lasers - A new method to prepare spacecraft for the harsh environment of space. ESA bulletin. Bulletin ASE. European Space Agency. 56-61. 2007
- Analysis of the electron and ion fluxes to the wall of a hot-filament discharge device. Physics of Plasmas. 2007
- Smoky plasma. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 314-322. 2007
- Large area mass analyzer instrument for the chemical analysis of interstellar dust particles. Review of Scientific Instruments. 2007
- Comparison of two microwave and two probe methods for measuring plasma density. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 786-791. 2006
- Energy balance and plasma potential in low-density hot-filament discharges. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 844-849. 2006
- Method to find the electron distribution function from cylindrical probe data. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 2006
- Method to find the electron distribution function from cylindrical probe data.. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 066402. 2006
- Numerical solutions to the weakly collisional plasma and sheath in the fluid approach and the reduction of the ion current to the wall. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 850-854. 2006
- Model for the density, temperature, and plasma potential of low-density hot-filament discharges. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 2005
- Model for the density, temperature, and plasma potential of low-density hot-filament discharges - art. no. 016402. Physical Review E. 2005
- The effect of ion-neutral collisions on the weakly collisional plasma-sheath and the reduction of the ion flux to the wall. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 32-35. 2005
- Potential distribution around sounding rockets in mesospheric layers with charged aerosol particles -: art. no. L22101. Geophysical Research Letters. 2004
- Numerical solutions to a kinetic model for the plasma-sheath problem with charge exchange collisions of ions. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 2004
- Numerical solutions to a kinetic model for the plasma-sheath problem with charge exchange collisions of ions - art. no. 026408. Physical Review E. 2004
- Langmuir probe interpretation for plasmas with secondary electrons from the wall. Physics of Plasmas. 3610-3615. 2004
- Reduction of asymmetry transport in the annular Penning trap. Physics of Plasmas. 1753-1756. 2004
- Orbiting ions in the debye shielding cloud around dust particles in weakly collisional plasmas. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 632-636. 2004
- Rocket-Borne probes for charged ionospheric aerosol particles. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 716-723. 2004
- Ion collection by cylindrical probes in weakly collisional plasmas: Theory and experiment. Journal of Applied Physics. 1374-1381. 2003
- Trapped ion effect on shielding, current flow, and charging of a small object in a plasma. Physics of Plasmas. 1500-1513. 2003
- Monte Carlo model of ion mobility and diffusion for low and high electric fields. Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. 2003
- Monte Carlo model of ion mobility and diffusion for low and high electric fields - art. no. 046405. Physical Review E. 2003
- The contribution of charge exchange ions to cylindrical Langmuir probe current. Physics of Plasmas. 300-309. 2003
- Contact charging of lunar and Martian dust simulants - art. no. 5105. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 2002
- Effect of charge exchange ions upon Langmuir probe current. Applied Physics Letters. 1961-1963. 2002
- Charging of dust particles on surfaces. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 2533-2541. 2001
- Collision cross sections of small water clusters - art. no. 023203. Physical Review A (PRA). 2001
- Ion field emission from micrometer-sized spherical glass grains. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 292-297. 2001

Background

education and training

Ph.D., Charles Univ, Prague (Czech Republic) 2001
M.S., Charles Univ, Prague (Czech Republic) 1998

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