Table 1
Details of the SiO2 aggregate types and sizes observed.
Drop | Cell | Dust type | Code | Mean aggregate diameter [μm] | Quantity [mg] | Result type |
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2 | 1 | polydisperse | SP | 156±28 | 11.0 | no agglomeration |
2 | polydisperse* | IP | 156±28 | 11.0 | monomer agglomeration | |
3 | monodisperse | M | 118±88 | 14.3 | cluster agglomeration | |
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3 | 2 | polydisperse | SP | 156±28 | 11.7 | no agglomeration |
3 | compacted | CM | 118±88 | 6.8 | cluster agglomeration | |
monodisperse | ||||||
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5 | 1 | polydisperse* | IP | 156±28 | 8.8 | cluster agglomeration |
2 | monodisperse | M | 118±88 | 6.8 | cluster agglomeration | |
3 | monodisperse | M | 118±88 | 6.8 | cluster agglomeration |
Notes. The asterisk (*) denotes spherical polydisperse dust manufactured by Admatechs (type SO-E3). The other polydisperse dust listed is irregular and manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich (Table 2). As these experiments were performed with a test version of the experiment hardware (later to be flown on a suborbital rocket; see Brisset et al. 2016), not all cells were filled with dust aggregates and not all drops delivered useful experimental data. The agglomerate sizes are indicated with their standard deviation. The compaction of the monodisperse aggregates during drop 3 is described in the text.
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