Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 5

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.

Main constituent
FeSiO
Particle size

Modal grain sizes: 15-60 nm
aggregate/cluster sizes: < 400nm

Particle shape

Higher fluffiness than for aggregates 1-4

Color
Black
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
632.80 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_aggregate5_632nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix elements Aggregate (fluffy) Sample 5 - 633 nm
Refractive index

Real part 1.8

Angle range (deg)
[5,174]
Reference/s
Volten et al., 2007