Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
TERRESTRIAL AEROSOLS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Micron- cosmic analogs subcategories
Asteroids
Martian dust
Terrestrial Aerosols Subcategories
Clay
Origin
clay is believed to occur on different Solar System bodies such as Mars satellites and asteroids. Moreover, it is an important component of mineral aerosols in the Earth atmosphere
Main constituent
illite, kaolinite, montmorillonite, quartz
Practical significance
clay is believed to occur on different Solar System bodies such as Mars satellites and asteroids. Moreover, it is an important component of mineral aerosols in the Earth atmosphere
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.55
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
1.4
Size distribution plot
Size distribution table
Particle shape
irregular
All SEM images (zip file)
Refractive index
estimated to be in the range [1.5 -1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]
Color
green powder
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
442
Scattering matrix (1) plot
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
633
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 randomly oriented fly ash and clay particles at 442 and 633 nm. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 106, no. D19, pp. 22,833-22,844, 2001
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