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In this paper methods and results of laboratory experiments for the investigation of the silicate component of interstellar dust are reviewed. In Section 2 basic properties expected for astronomically important interstellar silicates (AIIS) are discussed. Chemical constraints coming from the abundance of elements, from the depletion in the interstellar gas and from theoretical calculations of the condensation processes point to magnesium silicates. Some basic structural properties of interstellar silicates, the expected high degree of lattice disorder and spectral features expected for interstellar silicate grains are discussed. In Section 3 a review on laboratory investigations of AIIS is given. Physical and chemical methods for producing amorphous silicates are summarized. Important measurements of optical data for AIIS are listed. Spectral characteristics of amorphous silicates produced in order to simulate the interstellar dust silicates are discussed. From the comparison of the observed MIR silicate bands with those of the experimentally produced silicates it is concluded that at least two types of dust silicates exist in interstellar space: molecular-cloud silicate (suggested to be of pyroxene-type) and late-type star silicate (suggested to be of olivine-type). The mass absorption coefficient at the 10 µm peak of both types of silicate grains amounts to 3000 cm2 g 1 and the ratio of 20 to 10 µm peaks amounts to about 0.5. Finally, open questions in connection with laboratory experiments are mentioned and recommendations for future experiments are given.
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Dorschner, J., Henning, T. (1986). Experimental Investigations of Astronomically Important Interstellar Silicates. In: Henning, T., Stecklum, B. (eds) The Role of Dust in Dense Regions of Interstellar Matter. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3785-7_7
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