Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 1
Practical significance
For experiments intended to mimic the formation of circumstellar dust.
Origin
Produced in the Condensation Flow Apparatus at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Main constituent
95% MgSiO, 5% MgO
Color
Dark brown, dark brown magnesiosilica indicative of a high amount of amorphous MgSiO plus crystalline MgO grains; Mg/Si=0.5
Particle size
Modal grain sizes: 50 nm, 120 nm
Aggregate/cluster sizes: about 650 nm
Particle shape
High fluffiness: view
SEM/TEM images:
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
632.80 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Refractive index
Real part 1.7
Angle range (deg)
[5,174]
Reference/s