Categories
MICRON-COSMIC ANALOGS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Micron- cosmic analogs subcategories
Aggregates
Circumstellar shells
Origin
produced in the Condensation Flow Apparatus at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center black ferrosilica-magnesiosilica mixture, condensed from a vapor mixture containing Mg and Fe
Main constituent
MgSiO, FeSiO
Practical significance
for experiments intended to mimic the formation of circumstellar dust
Particle size
modal grain sizes: 50 nm,
15-60 nm aggregate/cluster sizes: < 650 nm
Particle shape
higher or similar fluffiness as for aggregates 1-4
Refractive index
real part 1.7
Color
black
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
Open circles: 632.8
Scattering matrix (1) plot
Scattering matrix (1) table
Angle range (deg)
[5,174]
Paper (pdf)
Full reference paper
Volten H., Muñoz O., Hovenier JW, Rietmeijer FJM, Nuth JA, Waters LBFM, Van der Zande WJ. Experimental light scattering by fluffy aggregates of magnesiosilica, ferrosilica, and alumina cosmic dust analogs. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 470, 377-386, 2007
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