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\u2022 We synthesized glasses based on experiments of surface processes on Mercury.
\u2022 We obtained mid-infrared FTIR spectra for the comparison with spectra of Mercury.
\u2022 Results show Reststrahlenbands from 9.3\u202f\u03bcm\u20139.9\u202f\u03bcm, and CF from 7.6\u202f\u03bcm\u20138.2\u202f\u03bcm.
\u2022 Mg-rich glasses show similarity to hermean data, but more phases needed in mixture.
\u2022 Data will be used to interpret IR data from MERTIS on the BepiColombo mission.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have synthesized and analyzed silicate glasses that are representative for the glasses on the surface of Mercury by mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy, based on high-pressure laboratory experiments and the resulting compositions of the glass phase. The spectra are of interest for investigating the surface of Mercury using the MERTIS (Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer) instrument on board of the ESA\/JAXA BepiColombo mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both powdered fractions and polished blocks have been analyzed. Powdered size fractions of 0\u201325\u202f\u03bcm, 25-63\u202f\u03bcm, 63-125\u202f\u03bcm, and 125\u2013250\u202f\u03bcm were measured in reflectance in the thermal infrared (2\u201320\u202f\u03bcm). Spectra for powdered bulk glasses (1.6\u202fwt% – 19.0\u202fwt% MgO) show a single, dominating Reststrahlenband (RB, 9.3\u20139.8\u202f\u03bcm), a Christiansen Feature (CF; 7.6\u202f\u03bcm – 8.1\u202f\u03bcm), and a size dependent Transparency Feature (TF; 11.6\u201311.9\u202f\u03bcm). Micro-FTIR analyses of polished blocks of glasses (3.4\u201326.5\u202fwt% MgO) have characteristic bands at 7.8\u20138.2\u202f\u03bcm (CF), and 9.3\u20139.9\u202f\u03bcm (RB). Only few olivine crystalline features were observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spectral features correlate with compositional characteristics, e.g. SiO2 content or SCFM (SiO2\/(SiO2\u202f+\u202fCaO\u202f+\u202fFeO\u202f+\u202fMgO) index. The strongest correlation between band features CF and the strong RB are with Mg\/Si. No simple mixture of glass spectra from this study is able to reproduce the entire ground based spectrum of the surface of Mercury. However Mg-rich glasses reproduce identified features at 8.5\u202f\u03bcm, 9.9\u202f\u03bcm and 12.4\u202f\u03bcm.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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