Dust in the galactic environment [electronic resource] / D.C.B. Whittet.

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Dust in the Galactic Environment, Third Edition provides a thorough overview of the subject, covering general concepts, methods of investigation, important results and their significance, relevant literature, and some suggestions for promising avenues of future research. Major advances have been mad...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:AAS-IOP astronomy. 2022 collection.
Main Author: Whittet, D. C. B. (Doug C. B.) (Author)
Corporate Author: Institute of Physics (Great Britain) (Publisher)
Language:English
Published: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Edition:Third edition.
Series:AAS-IOP astronomy. 2022 collection.
Subjects:
Cosmic dust.
Galaxies.
Stars > Evolution.
Milky Way.
Online Access:
IOP eBooks AAS-IOP Astronomy 2022 Collection: 2022 (IOPscience @ Institute of Physics)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 1. Astrophysical dust : an overview
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Methods of investigation
  • 1.3. Interstellar environments
  • 1.4. Significance
  • 2. The interaction of dust and electromagnetic radiation
  • 2.1. Extinction
  • 2.2. Polarization
  • 2.3. Infrared emission
  • 2.4. Grain dynamics
  • 3. The observed properties of dust--I. Extinction
  • 3.1. Observational methods
  • 3.2. General extinction in the diffuse ISM
  • 3.3. Spatial variations in the extinction curve
  • 3.4. The "bump" feature
  • 3.5. Discrete structure in the visible
  • 3.6. Modeling the extinction curve
  • 4. The observed properties of dust--II. Polarization
  • 4.1. Polarization and magnetic fields
  • 4.2. Spectral dependence and environmental sensitivity
  • 4.3. Grain alignment
  • 5. The observed properties of dust--III. Infrared absorption features
  • 5.1. Basics of infrared spectroscopy
  • 5.2. The diffuse ISM
  • 5.3. The dense ISM
  • 6. The observed properties of dust--IV. Continuum and line emission
  • 6.1. Galactic infrared continuum emission
  • 6.2. Infrared spectral emission features
  • 6.3. Extended red emission
  • 7. The observed properties of dust--V. Element depletions
  • 7.1. The condensible elements
  • 7.2. The observed depletions
  • 7.3. Implications for grain composition
  • 8. The life cycle of dust--I. Circumstellar origins
  • 8.1. Dust formation in stellar outflows
  • 8.2. Observations of stardust
  • 8.3. Stardust in meteorites
  • 8.4. Stars as sources of interstellar grains
  • 9. The life cycle of dust--II. From the ISM to protostars and planets
  • 9.1. Processes in the diffuse ISM
  • 9.2. Processes in dark clouds
  • 9.3. Processes in star formation regions
  • 10. Conclusion
  • 10.1. An overview of dust populations
  • 10.2. Future prospects.