Scattering from dust in molecular clouds: Constraining the dust grain size distribution through near-infrared cloudshine and infrared coreshine

2013/10/17 by M. Andersen, J. Steinacker, W-F. Thi +4 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Cosmic dust #Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena #Grain size #Infrared #Interstellar medium #Particle-size distribution #Scattering #Wavelength #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322102

A&A, Accepted

openalex publication_date 2013/10/17 · arxiv created 2013/10/26 · arxiv updated 2015/06/17 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. The largest grains (0.5−1 μm) in the interstellar size distribution are efficient in scattering near- and mid-infrared radiation. These wavelengths are therefore particularly well suited to probe the still uncertain high-end of the size distribution.

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