Bowey, J. E., Lee, C., Tucker, Carole ![]() ![]() |
Abstract
Far-infrared laboratory spectra are normally taken at room temperature. However, the grains responsible for the >20 μm silicate emission bands in ISO spectra are at temperatures below ~ 150 K. Therefore we are conducting a comparative study of the absorption spectra of crystalline olivines, pyroxenes and hydrous silicates at 4 K, 80 K and at room temperature (295 K). Many bands become narrower and some bands split at cryogenic temperatures. Therefore, to resolve fine structure at 4 K the resolution must be increased to 0.25 cm-1 whilst 2 cm-1 resolution is adequate at 295 K. In general, 295 K bands are shifted to shorter wavelengths at 4 K; the magnitude of the shift increases with wavelength from ~ 0.1-0.2 μm for peaks near 25 μm to nearly ~ 1 μm for peaks between 70 and 80 μm. However, neighbouring bands are shifted by different amounts and the shift pattern varies between mineral groups. A ~ 80 K forsterite spectrum indicates that the 295 K-to-80 K wavelength shifts are smaller than the 295 K-to-4 K shift. Further measurements are being undertaken.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Schools > Physics and Astronomy |
Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Silicate dust: Crystalline; Infrared Spectroscopy; Dust physics: Temperature |
Publisher: | European Space Agency |
ISBN: | 9789290926658 |
ISSN: | 0379-6566 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2022 11:07 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/47017 |
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