Forsterite-XS

Practical significance

Cometary dust analog.

Main constituent
Forsterite powder with two principal mineral phases via X-ray diffraction: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 and Mg3Si2O5(OH)4.
Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
0.36
Particle size Mie: veff
0.42
Size distribution plot:
Normalized N(logr), S(logr) and V(logr) size distributions
Size distribution table
size_forsteriteXS.txt
SEM/TEM images:
Forsterite XS FESEM image
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
514.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_forsteriteXS_514nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Measured scattering matrix elements at 514 nm
Angle range (deg)
[3,177]
Reference/s
Muñoz et al., 2021