Dust Database

Calculations are Currently Possible for the following dust particle compositions:

Mg2SiO4: "Mg$_2$SiO$_4$ (Forsterite)"
SiO2: "SiO$_2$ (Quartz)"
Fe2SiO4: "Fe$_2$SiO$_4$ (Fayalite)"
Fe: "Fe (Metallic Iron)"
MgSiO3: "MgSiO$_3$ (Enstatite)"
Al2O3: "Al$_2$O$_3$ (Corundum)"
C: "C (Carbon)"

For example, this finds the complex indices of refraction for forsterite at 0.5 microns.

import dust_mie
k,n = dust_mie.calc_mie.get_index_refrac(0.5,'Mg2SiO4')

You can access the dust dictionary the following way:

import dust_mie
print(dust_mie.calc_mie.labelDict)