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May 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.4953z&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, May 10, 1987, p. 4953-4957.
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Adsorption, Io, Satellite Surfaces, Sulfur Dioxides, Thermodynamics, Alkali Metal Compounds, Particulates, Satellite Atmospheres, Sulfides, Sulfur, Temperature Dependence, Jupiter, Satellites, Io, Thermodynamics, Sulfur Dioxide, Adsorption, Surface, Spectroscopy, Abundance, Frost, Temperature, Calculations, Pressure, Laboratory Studies, Experiments, Isotherms, Vapor Pressure, Procedure, Sulfur, Ice, Models
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It has been suggested that surface conditions on Io might be conducive to significant SO2 adsorption on sulfur or alkali sulfides. A number of spectroscopic arguments for and against the high abundance of a SO2 adsorbate (versus frost) on Io have been made. SO2 absorption isotherms on particulate sulfur are measured, and the question of SO2 adsorbate/ice is approached from a thermodynamic perspective. Because of formidable experimental difficulties, data were not obtained at the very low temperatures and P(SO2) characteristics of Io; however, data were obtained over a wide range of pressures and temperatures somewhat higher than Io's and extrapolated to Io surface conditions. Errors in estimating adsorptive capacity accrue through extrapolation of the adsorption isotherms; however, more significant is the addition of the solid SO2 equilibrium vapor pressure curve to the phase diagram. The formation of ice places a strict upper limit on adsorptive coverage at any temperature. The limit for Io based upon the data is calculated, and it is shown that no more than 0.014 monolayers of SO2 can adsorb on sulfur at Io temperatures. Given the assumption that sulfur forms the primary adsorbent on Io's surface, or the assumption that the adsorptive capacity of the other adsorbents is not substantially greater than that of sulfur, this explains the fact that the nu(1) + nu(3) band center position is in better agreement with that of frost than adsorbate.
Fanale Fraser P.
Zent Aaron P.
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