@article{ecdd6d69eeea4830a5537d98d2f9b1fc,
title = "Stardust interstellar preliminary examination II: Curating the interstellar dust collector, picokeystones, and sources of impact tracks",
abstract = "We discuss the inherent difficulties that arise during {"}ground truth{"} characterization of the Stardust interstellar dust collector. The challenge of identifying contemporary interstellar dust impact tracks in aerogel is described within the context of background spacecraft secondaries and possible interplanetary dust particles and β-meteoroids. In addition, the extraction of microscopic dust embedded in aerogel is technically challenging. Specifically, we provide a detailed description of the sample preparation techniques developed to address the unique goals and restrictions of the Interstellar Preliminary Exam. These sample preparation requirements and the scarcity of candidate interstellar impact tracks exacerbate the difficulties. We also illustrate the role of initial optical imaging with critically important examples, and summarize the overall processing of the collection to date.",
author = "\{30,000 Stardust at home dusters\} and Frank, \{David R.\} and Westphal, \{Andrew J.\} and Zolensky, \{Michael E.\} and Zack Gainsforth and Butterworth, \{Anna L.\} and Bastien, \{Ronald K.\} and Carlton Allen and David Anderson and Asna Ansari and Sasa Bajt and Nabil Bassim and Bechtel, \{Hans A.\} and Janet Borg and Brenker, \{Frank E.\} and John Bridges and Brownlee, \{Donald E.\} and Mark Burchell and Manfred Burghammer and Hitesh Changela and Peter Cloetens and Davis, \{Andrew M.\} and Ryan Doll and Christine Floss and George Flynn and Eberhard Gr{\"u}n and Heck, \{Philipp R.\} and Hillier, \{Jon K.\} and Peter Hoppe and Bruce Hudson and Joachim Huth and Brit Hvide and Anton Kearsley and King, \{Ashley J.\} and Barry Lai and Jan Leitner and Laurence Lemelle and Hugues Leroux and Ariel Leonard and Robert Lettieri and William Marchant and Nittler, \{Larry R.\} and Ryan Ogliore and Ong, \{Wei Ja\} and Frank Postberg and Price, \{Mark C.\} and Sandford, \{Scott A.\} and Tresseras, \{Juan Angel Sans\} and Sylvia Schmitz and Tom Schoonjans and Geert Silversmit and Simionovici, \{Alexandre S.\} and Sol{\'e}, \{Vicente A.\} and Ralf Srama and Thomas Stephan and Sterken, \{Veerle J.\} and Julien Stodolna and Stroud, \{Rhonda M.\} and Steven Sutton and Mario Trieloff and Peter Tsou and Akira Tsuchiyama and Tolek Tyliszczak and Bart Vekemans and Laszlo Vincze and \{Von Korff\}, Joshua and Naomi Wordsworth and Daniel Zevin",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Meteoritical Society, 2013.",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1111/maps.12147",
language = "English",
volume = "49",
pages = "1522--1547",
journal = "Meteoritics and Planetary Science",
issn = "1086-9379",
number = "9",
}