Released Data



Companion ASCII spectral data files are available for public release for the articles below. Please cite the original papers and authors listed when using these datafiles.

Hofmeister, A. M., Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 41, Issue 9, pages 3074-3080, 16 May 2014

Article Online: "Thermodynamic and optical thickness corrections to diffusive radiative transfer formulations with application to planetary interiors"

ASCII Files: Readme.txt, Brahinmerged.TXT, MGOmerged.TXT
PDF File of Spectra Graph

Hofmeister, A. M., Pitman, K. M., Goncharov, A. F., & Speck, A. K. 2009, The Astrophysical Journal, v. 696, iss. 2, pp. 1502-1516

Article online: "Optical constants of silicon carbide for astrophysical applications. II. Extending optical functions from IR to UV using single-crystal absorption spectra"

ASCII files: λ = 0.28-8 μm unpolarized and polarized absorption spectra and UV optical constants for α- & β- (6H- & 3C-)SiC

Pitman, K. M., Hofmeister, A. M., Corman, A. B., & Speck, A. K. 2008, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v. 483, iss. 2, pp. 661-672

Article online:"Optical properties of silicon carbide for astrophysical applications. I. New laboratory infrared reflectance spectra and optical constants"

ASCII files: Mid- to far-IR reflectance spectra and optical constants for 3C-SiC chemical vapor deposited (CVD) wafer, gray 6H-SiC powder (ordinary & extraordinary rays), moissanite 6H-SiC gemstone (ordinary & extraordinary rays)

Hofmeister, A. M., & Pitman, K. M. 2007, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, v. 34, iss. 5, pp. 319-333

Article online:"Evidence for kinks in structural and thermodynamic properties across the forsterite-fayalite binary from thin-film IR absorption spectra"

ASCII files: Fo0 (synthetic, natural samples), Fo6, Fo9, Fo14, Fo31, Fo32, Fo40, Fo41, Fo45, Fo50 (synthetic), Fo54, Fo63, Fo67 (synthetic), Fo68, Fo75 (synthetic), Fo80 (synthetic), Fo81, Fo91, Fo93, Fo100 (synthetic)

Pitman, K. M., Speck, A. K., & Hofmeister, A. K. 2006, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 371, iss. 2, pp. 1744-1754

Article online:"Challenging the identification of nitride dust in extreme carbon star spectra"

ASCII files: Mid- and far-IR absorbance spectra of silicon nitride (α-Si3N4, β-Si3N4), aluminum nitride (AlN), magnesium nitride (Mg3N2), calcium nitride (Ca3N2)

Hofmeister, A. M., & Bowey, J. E. 2006, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, v. 367, iss. 2, pp. 577-591

Article online: "Quantitative IR spectra of hydrosilicates and related minerals"

ASCII files: actinolite, sapphrine, brucite, tremolite, lizardite, talc, saponite, montmorillonite.

Speck, A. K., Thompson, G. D., & Hofmeister, A. M. 2005, The Astrophysical Journal, v. 634, pp. 426-435

Article online: "The effect of stellar evolution on SiC dust grain sizes"

ASCII files: Mid- and far-IR thin film (or dispersion) absorbance spectra of nanocrystalline and bulk α- and β- polytype SiC

Hofmeister, A. M., Wopenka, B., & Locock, A. J. 2004, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 68, iss. 21, pp. 4485-4503

Article online: "Spectroscopy and structure of hibonite, grossite, and CaAl2O4: implications for astronomical environments"

ASCII files: CaAl2O4, synthetic grossite, synthetic & natural hibonite, synthetic dried CaO, synthetic corundum, forsterite, diopside, enstatite, akermanite, gehlenite, melilite.




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