Enstatite

Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Cosmic analogs subcategories
Comets
Origin

IAA-CODULAB collection

Main constituent
Olivine (Mg0.85Fe0.08Si0.99O3)
Practical significance

Cometary dust analog.

Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
3.71
Particle size Mie: veff
3.14
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.67
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
3.53
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution Enstatite
Size distribution table
Particle shape

Irregular

Imaging
SEM
SEM/TEM images:
Enstatite SEM Image 1
Enstatite SEM Image 1
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Color
White
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
520.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements Enstatite
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
520.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
Refractive index

1.58 + i0.00001 (Dorschner et al. 1995)

Angle range (deg)
[5,177]
Reference/s