Dust in comets. I - Thermal properties of homogeneous and heterogeneous grains

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view Abstract Citations (57) References (43) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Dust in Comets. I. Thermal Properties of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Grains Lien, D. J. Abstract The equilibrium grain temperatures (Teq) for heterogeneous grains were calculated using the Maxwell-Garnett and Bruggeman effective dielectric medium theories for admixtures of magnetite, water ice, and a silicate. Admixtures of magnetite and a silicate were analyzed as a function of the total volume fraction occupied by each mineral. The equilibrium grain temperature depends upon the volume fraction and which theory is applied but is not a volume-weighted average of the temperature of the two homogeneous grains. Spectra of a size distribution of heterogeneous grains show differences which depend on the theory and the relative volume fractions, although these differences may not always be detectable. The Maxwell-Garnett theory was applied to an admixture of water ice and magnetite or a silicate. The presence of an inclusion raises the equilibrium temperature, but sublimation reduces the magnitude of this increase. The spectrum of dirty ice shows spectral features similar to that of pure ice in the 10-micron region. At 1 AU, the grains are never warm enough to excite the O-H vibration modes seen at 3.1 microns. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: June 1990 DOI: 10.1086/168801 Bibcode: 1990ApJ...355..680L Keywords: Chemical Composition; Comets; Interplanetary Dust; Astronomical Spectroscopy; Comet Nuclei; Grain Size; Magnetite; Silicates; Water; COMETS; DUST; THERMAL PROPERTIES; GRAINS; HETEROGENEITY; MAGNETITE; SILICATE; SPECTRA; THEORETICAL STUDIES; WATER ICE; PARAMETERS; SIZE; INCLUSIONS; SUBLIMATION; TEMPERATURE; CALCULATIONS; EXPERIMENTS; LABORATORY STUDIES; Astrophysics; Comets; COMETS; INTERPLANETARY MEDIUM full text sources ADS |

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