Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 6

Practical significance

For experiments intended to mimic the formation of circumstellar dust.

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

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.

Color

Black

Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm

632.80 nm

Scattering matrix (1) table

matrix_aggregate6_632nm.txt

Scattering matrix (1) plot:

Scattering matrix elements Aggregate (fluffy) Sample 6 - 633 nm

Refractive index

Real part 1.7

Angle range (deg)

[5,174]

Reference/s

Volten et al., 2007