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Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 6
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 | 632.8 nm (open circles) |
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 |