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Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 4
origin | produced in the Condensation Flow Apparatus at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
main constituent | 75% MgSiO, 25% MgO no hydrogen in the condensing vapor |
practical significance | for experiments intended to mimic the formation of circumstellar dust |
particle size | modal grain sizes: 50 nm, 30-50 nm aggregate/cluster sizes: about 650 nm, 150-400nm |
particle shape | high fluffiness: view |
refractive index | real part 1.6 |
color | light brown light-brown magnesiosilica indicative of amorphous MgSiO with a high amount of silica grains; Mg/Si=1.3 |
scattering matrix | 632.8 nm (filled squares) |
article | 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 |