Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
METEORITES
Summary: AEROSOLS
Micron- cosmic analogs subcategories
Comets
Origin
crushed piece of meteorite Allende
Main constituent
olivine
Practical significance
cometary dust analog
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
0.8
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
3.3
Size distribution plot
Size distribution table
Particle shape
irregular
All SEM images (zip file)
Refractive index
1.65 + i0.001 (estimation based on constituents)
Color
dark gray
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
441.6
Scattering matrix (1) plot
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
632.8
Scattering matrix (2) plot
Scattering matrix (2) table
Angle range (deg)
[5,173]
Paper (pdf)
Full reference paper
Muñoz O, Volten H, de Haan JF, Vassen W, Hovenier JW. Experimental determination of scattering matrices of olivine and Allende meteorite particles. Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 360, pp. 777-788, 2000
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