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Table 1

Parameter settings of laser irradiation experiments.

Targets Solar distance Impact flux(F) Impact velocity (ν) Experimental condition abbr. Laser single-shot energy Shot times Laser total energy (TE) Equivalent years of space weathering (C)
Phobos 1.5 Au 8.62–12 km s−1 P5 mJ 5 mJ 1 5 mJ 0.1 Ga
P25 mJ 5 25 mJ 1Ga
P75 mJ 15 75 mJ 2Ga

10−4 m−2 s−1
The Moon 1.0 Au 15 km s−1 M75 mJ 15 mJ 5 75 mJ 1Ga
M150 mJ 10 150 mJ 2Ga

Notes. The equivalent space weathering years by our simulation experiments can be roughly estimated by assuming that all kinetic energy from micrometeoroid bombardments on asteroids would convert into heat and that the micrometeoroid flux does not change over time (Zhang et al. 2022). The equivalent years of space weathering was calculated using the formula C = B / A, where B denotes the energy density (i.e., total deposited energy by laser per square meter in our experiments) and A denotes the deposited energy per square meter per year on airless bodies. The formula to calculate B is B = TE/π r2, where TE represents the laser total energy in our experiment (unit in J) and r represents the radius of each laser spot (i.e., 2.5 × 10−4 m) in our experiments. The formula to calculate A is A = 1/2 mv2 FT, where m represents the mass of each dust particle (i.e., 10−15 kg), v represents impact velocity (i.e., 15 km s−1 for the Moon and 8.62–12 km s−1 for Phobos), F represent impact flux (i.e., 10−4m−2 s−1), and T represents impact time (i.e., 365 × 24 × 3600 s).

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