Fig. 5: Numerical results of the dynamical evolution of charged particles for different q/m ratios.
From: Pollution resistance of Saturn’s ring particles during micrometeoroid impact
a, Fifteen randomly selected particle trajectories out of a total of 105 trajectories. b, The fraction of particles with different fates: collision with Saturn (green lines), ejection from the system (cyan lines), re-collision with rings (red lines; corresponds to the accretion efficiency of impactor’s material, η value) and total removal from the rings (collision with Saturn or ejection from the system; black lines). c, Close-up of b (only the η value is shown; red lines).
