DELLA CORTE, VINCENZOVINCENZODELLA CORTEPALUMBO, PASQUALEPASQUALEPALUMBODE ANGELIS, SimoneSimoneDE ANGELISCiucci, A.A.CiucciBrunetto, R.R.BrunettoRotundi, AlessandraAlessandraRotundiRietmeijer, F. J. M.F. J. M.RietmeijerZONA, ERNESTOERNESTOZONABussoletti, E.E.BussolettiCOLANGELI, LuigiLuigiCOLANGELIESPOSITO, FrancescaFrancescaESPOSITOMAZZOTTA EPIFANI, ElenaElenaMAZZOTTA EPIFANIMENNELLA, VitoVitoMENNELLAPeterzen, S.S.PeterzenMasi, S.S.MasiIbba, R.R.Ibba2023-01-302023-01-3020111824-0178http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/33094The DUSTER (Dust in the Upper Stratosphere Tracking Experiment and Retrieval) project is aimed at uncontaminated collection and retrieval of stratospheric solid aerosol particles, in the submicron/micron range, from the upper stratosphere. The approach implies: (1) in-situ particles collection; (2) sample recovering; and (3) laboratory analyses. The scientific aim is deriving the dust size distribution, the concentration, chemistry and mineralogy of the collected stratospheric aerosols. The main characteristics of the instrument are: (1) Capability of working autonomously during balloon flight at 30-40 km altitude, temperatures down to -80<SUP>°</SUP>C; (2) sampling at least 20 m<SUP>3</SUP> of air to collect several hundreds of aerosol particles); (3) Samples storage and retrieval under controlled conditions. A detailed description of the experiment is reported here.STAMPAenConference paperhttp://sait.oat.ts.astro.it/MSAIS/16/index.html2011MSAIS..16...14DFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA