Dust in the galactic environment /

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"Version: 20220901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Astrophysical dust : an overview -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Methods of investigation -- 1.3. Interstellar environments -- 1.4. Significance2. The interaction of dust and electromagnetic radiation -- 2.1. Extinction -- 2.2. Polarization -- 2.3. Infrared emission -- 2.4. Grain dynamics3. 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 curve4. The observed properties of dust--II. Polarization -- 4.1. Polarization and magnetic fields -- 4.2. Spectral dependence and environmental sensitivity -- 4.3. Grain alignment5. The observed properties of dust--III. Infrared absorption features -- 5.1. Basics of infrared spectroscopy -- 5.2. The diffuse ISM -- 5.3. The dense ISM6. 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 emission7. The observed properties of dust--V. Element depletions -- 7.1. The condensible elements -- 7.2. The observed depletions -- 7.3. Implications for grain composition8. 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 grains9. 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 regions10. Conclusion -- 10.1. An overview of dust populations -- 10.2. Future prospects.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 made in the last two decades in our understanding of astrophysical dust. These have been driven by discoveries arising from new observational facilities such as the Spitzer, Planck, and Herschel Space Telescopes, as well as important parallel developments in laboratory studies of cosmic and terrestrial analog materials. This new, expanded edition reviews these developments, summarizes the current state of the field, and considers possibilities for future advances, for example with the James Webb Space Telescope. It includes introductory material for new entrants to the field alongside detailed discussion for more advanced students and researchers.Researchers in the field of interstellar medium.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Doug Whittet is Professor Emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and has authored over 190 research papers. From 2008 to 2015 he was Director of the New York Center for Astrobiology and funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute. From 1998 to 2006 Professor Whittet was Associate Director of the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. In 2002 he was the winner of the Rensselaer Alumni Association Teacher of the Year award.Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 5, 2022).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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English

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9780750332750

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Third edition.

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Stars
Galaxies & stars.
Cosmic dust.
Galaxies.
AAS: Interstellar Matter and the Local Universe.
Milky Way.

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