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Mid-infrared (5-100 μm) reflectance spectra and optical constants of ten phyllosilicate minerals

  • California Institute of Technology

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Abstract

We have derived the real and imaginary indices of refraction for 10 phyllosilicate minerals-montmorillonite, beidellite, nontronite, hectorite, saponite, illite, illite-smectite (60/40 interlayered) kaolinite, halloysite, and serpentine-from 100-2000 cm-1 (5-100 μm) at 2 cm-1 spectral sampling using classical Lorentz-Lorenz dispersion theory. We present the real and imaginary indices and the oscillator parameters with which they were modeled. Use of these optical constants will aid in the modeling of thermal infrared spectra of planets, asteroids, interplanetary and interstellar dust, and protoplanetary disks around nearby stars.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)605-622
Number of pages18
JournalIcarus
Volume192
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 2007

Keywords

  • Asteroids
  • Disks
  • Infrared observations
  • Interplanetary dust
  • Mars
  • Spectroscopy
  • observations

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