Laboratory analogy of crystalline enstatite grain formation in plasma field

Crystalline enstatite (MgSiO 3) grains were produced by the simultaneous evaporation of SiO grains and Mg vapor in a plasma field. The MgSiO 3 grains were spherical or needlelike. The necessity of a plasma field in astromineralogy is suggested in the present study.

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Published inPlanetary and space science Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 617 - 620
Main Authors Sato, T., Kamitsuji, K., Shintaku, M., Kimura, Y., Kurumada, M., Kido, O., Suzuki, H., Saito, Y., Kaito, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2006
Subjects
Composition
Dust particle
Dusty plasma
Laboratory experiments
Dust particle
Dusty plasma
Composition
Laboratory experiments
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Summary:Crystalline enstatite (MgSiO 3) grains were produced by the simultaneous evaporation of SiO grains and Mg vapor in a plasma field. The MgSiO 3 grains were spherical or needlelike. The necessity of a plasma field in astromineralogy is suggested in the present study.
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ISSN:0032-0633
1873-5088
DOI:10.1016/j.pss.2005.12.005