Electric antenna as a dust detector

Electric antenna responds to three effects caused by a dust impact-induced plasma cloud: -change separation electric fields, -charging of the antenna, -pulse of the spacecraft potential. Each effect, being a function of the induced charge (particle mass), depends on the ambient plasma conditions, including photo- and secondary emissions. The first two effects are also strongly dependent on the impact geometry. In the paper an attempt is made to consider systematically the dependence on the charge and ambient conditions for two main types of antenna (probe, wire/cylinder) and for both configurations (monopole, dipole). A conclusion is drawn that for a plasma wave/radio experiment to be utilized as a dust detector, the most advantageous option is a monopole, whose probe (wire/cylinder) is not exposed to dust-induced plasma.