Measurements of reflectance spectra of ion-bombarded ice and application to surfaces in the outer solar system

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Gas Giant Planets, Ice, Ion Irradiation, Plasma Interactions, Satellite Surfaces, Spectral Reflectance, Brightness, Cosmic Plasma, Europa, Natural Satellites, Solar System, Sulfur, Planets, Reflectance, Spectra, Ice, Surface, Bombardment, Ions, Plasma, Icy Bodies, Satellites, Brightness, Laboratory Studies, Jupiter, Europa, Alteration, Irradiation, Absorption, Sulfur, Wavelengths, Simulations, Spacecraft Observations, Voyager Missions

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The first results of laboratory measurements of the wavelength dependence of the alternation of the visible reflectance of H2O ice irradiated by keV ions are presented. When the implanted species is chemically neutral, absorption is slightly enhanced below 0.55 micron. For an incident species containing sulfur, a strong absorption feature is produced at 0.4 micron, probably corresponding to S3. This occurs at too large a wavelength to account for the absorption feature observed at Europa by Voyager and therefore casts doubt on the recent interpretation of the reflectance data of Europa.

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