Planetary Surfaces and Spacecraft Lab

Journal Publications

Charles Pett and Christine Hartzell “Experimental Method for Measuring Cohesion of Regolith via Electrostatic Lofting”, Planetary Science Journal, 2024. Paper
Eric Frizzell and Christine Hartzell. “Material parameter influence on the expression of impulse-induced surface dilation”, Granular Matter, 2024. Paper
Cecily Sunday, Charles Pett, Adam Ben Youssef, Daisy Achiriloaie, Connor Churko, Dan Lathrop, Christine Hartzell. “Avalanching behavior of magnetic granular mixtures”, Physical Reviews E. Accepted.

Yun Zhang, Ali Ozel, and Christine Hartzell, “A macroscopic donor-acceptor-based discrete element model for contact electrification of insulating granular materials”, Powder Technology, 2023, Paper
Eric Frizzell, and Christine Hartzell “Simulation of Shock Induced Inertial Dilation at the Surface of an Unconfined Granular Assembly”, Granular Matter, 2023, Paper
Young Choi, Christine Hartzell, Norm Wereley, “Holding Performance of an Adaptive Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Robotic Claw”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2023, Paper
Anmol Sikka, Ian Desjardin, Thomas Leps and Christine Hartzell, “Development of an Empirical Model of the Force between Paramagnetic Particles in Uniform Magnetic Field on M-Type Asteroids”, Planetary Science Journal, 2023, vol 4. Paper
J. Shannon, D. Ellison, C.M. Hartzell. “Analytical Partial Derivatives of the Q-Law Guidance Algorithm” Journal of Astronautical Sciences, 2023, Vol 70, Paper
Y. Zhang, and C. Hartzell “GTA3D: A Novel 3D Framework for Modeling Thermal Evolution and Rarefied Flows in Porous Active Small Bodies with Various Shapes”, Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Paper
C. Hartzell and others "Payload Concepts for Investigations of Electrostatic Dust Motion on the Lunar Surface”, Acta Astronautica, 2023. Paper
M. Hirabayashi and others "Electrostatic dust remediation for future space exploration of the Moon”, Acta Astronautica, 2023. Paper

I. Desjardin and C. Hartzell “Nonlinear spectral analysis of ion acoustic solitons arising from a streaming charged object using the numerical inverse scattering transform”, Physics of Plasmas, 2022. Paper
Y. Zhang and others, "Inferring interiors and structural history of top-shaped asteroids from external properties of asteroid (101955) Bennu" Nature Communications, 2022. Paper
J. Shannon, M. Ozimek, J.A. Atchison, C.M. Hartzell, "Rapid Design and Exploration of High-Fidelity Low-Thrust Transfers to the Moon", J. of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 2022. Paper
C.M. Hartzell, M. Zimmerman, C. Hergenrother, "An Evaluation of Electrostatic Lofting and Subsequent Particle Motion on Bennu", Planetary Science Journal, 2022. Paper

A. Patel and C. Hartzell, "A Model to Predict the Size of Regolith Clumps on Planetary Bodies", Planetary Science Journal. 2021. Paper
T. Leps and C. Hartzell, "High Fidelity, Discrete Element Method Simulation of Magnetorheological Fluids Using Accurate Particle Size Distributions in LIGGGHTS Extended with Mutual Dipole Method", Materials Research Express. 2021. Paper
A. Truitt and C. Hartzell, "3D Kadomtsev-Petviashvili Damped Forced Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves from Orbital Debris", J. of Spacecraft and Rockets. 2021. Paper

D. Scheeres et al. "Heterogenous Mass Distribution of the Rubble-Pile Asteroid (101955) Bennu" Science Advances.2020. Paper
T. Leps, P. Glick, D. Ruffatto III, A. Parness, M. Tolley and C. Hartzell, "A Low-Power, Jamming, Magnetorheological Valve Using Electropermanent Magnets Suitable for Distributed Control in Soft Robots", Smart Materials and Structures, 2020,Paper
M. Hirabayashi et al. “Spin-Driven Evolution of Asteroids’ Top-Shapes at Fast and Slow Spins Seen from (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu,” Icarus, 2020, Paper.
A. DeCicco, C. Hartzell, R.B. Adams, K.A. Polzin, T. Leps, “Performance and Characterization of a Neutral Beam Propulsion Technology Demonstrator”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 2020. Paper
D. Carter and C. Hartzell “Effect of Mixture Properties on Size-Dependent Charging of Same-Material Dielectric Grains”, J. Electrostatics. 2020. Vol 107, 103475, Paper
A. Truitt and C. Hartzell, “Simulating Damped Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves from Orbital Debris”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 2020. Paper
J. Shannon, M. Ozimek, J.A. Atchison, C.M. Hartzell. “Q-Law Aided Direct Trajectory Optimization of Many-Revolution Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 2020. Paper
A. Truitt and C. Hartzell, “Simulating Plasma Solitons from Orbital Debris using the Forced Korteweg-de Vries Equation”, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 2020. Paper

D. Carter and C.M. Hartzell. “Experimental methodology for measuring in-vacuum granular tribocharging”. Reviews of Scientific Instruments. 2019. Vol 90, 125105. Paper
D.S. Lauretta, C.W. Hergenrother, et al. “Episodes of Particle Ejection from the Surface of the Active Asteroid (101955) Bennu”, Science. 2019. Vol 366, eaay3544. Paper
C.M. Hartzell, “Dynamics of 2D Electrostatic Dust Levitation at Asteroids”, Icarus. 2019. Vol 333, pp. 234-242. Paper Model
C. Hergenrother et al. “The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations” Nature Communications. 2019. Vol 10, 1291. Paper
A. DeCicco and C. Hartzell, "Design of a Gas Diffusion Neutralizer in Support of Neutral Beam Propulsion" Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. Vol 56, No. 5, 1338-1345. Paper
K. Walsh et al. “Craters, boulders and regolith of (101955) Bennu indicative of an old and dynamic surface” Nature Geosciences. 2019. Vol 12, 242–246. Paper
C. Hartzell, Y. Choi, N. Werely, T. Leps “Performance of a Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Robotic End Effector” Smart Materials and Structures. 2019. Vol 28, 035030.Paper
A. DeCicco, C. Hartzell, R.B. Adams, K.A. Pozin, “The Feasibility of Deflecting Asteroid 2017 PDC Using Neutral Beam Propulsion” Acta Astronautica. 2019. Vol 156, 363-370. Paper

M. Fries et al. “The Strata-1 Experiment on Small Body Regolith Segregation” Acta Astronautica, 2018. Vol 142, pp 87-94. Paper
C. Hartzell, W. Farrell and J. Marshall, “The Implications of Cohesive Regolith for Manned Phobos Exploration” Advances in Space Research. 2018. Paper
W. Farrell, J. Halekas, S. Fatemi, A. Poppe, C. Hartzell, J. Marshall, T. Stubbs, M. Zimmerman, Y. Zheng “Anticipated Electrical Environment at Phobos: Nominal and Solar Storm Conditions” Advances in Space Research. 2018. Paper

Y. Choi, C. Hartzell, and N. Wereley, “Gripping Characteristics of an Electromagnetically Activated Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Gripper” AIP Advances. 2017. Vol 8, 056701. Paper
D. Carter* and C. Hartzell “An Extension of Discrete Tribocharging Models to Continuous Size Distributions” Physical Review E. 2017. Vol 95, pp 012901.Paper

M. Zimmerman, W. Farrell, C. Hartzell, X. Wang, M. Horanyi. “Grain-scale supercharging on airless regoliths” Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets. 2016. Vol 121, pp 2150–2165.

C. Hartzell, X. Wang, D. Scheeres, M. Horanyi. “Experimental Demonstration of the Role of Cohesion in Electrostatic Dust Lofting” Geophysical Research Letters. 2013. Vol 40, pp 1038-1042.
C. Hartzell, D. Scheeres. “Dynamics of Levitating Dust Particles Near Asteroids and the Moon” Journal of Geophysical Research. 2013. Vol 118, pp 116-125.

C. Hartzell, D. Scheeres. “The Role of Cohesive Forces in Particle Launching on the Moon and Asteroids” Planetary and Space Sciences. 2011. Vol 59, pp 1758-1768.

D. Scheeres, C. Hartzell, P. Sánchez, M. Swift. “Scaling Physics to Asteroid Surfaces: The Role of Cohesion” Icarus. 2010. Vol 210, pp 968-984.

J.R. Masiero, C.M. Hartzell, D.J. Scheeres. “The Effect of the Dust Size Distribution on Asteroid Polarization” The Astronomical Journal. Dec. 2009. Vol 139, pp 1557-1562.