An Introduction to the Physics of Interstellar Dust

ISBN-13: 9780367388867 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 404 str.

Endrik Krugel

Opis

A concise reference, this book provides overview of interstellar dust and the interstellar medium. Emphasizing and explaining astronomical formulae, it addresses the absorption and scattering of dust, its creation in old stars, as well as emission, cohesion, and electrical charge. The book offers numerous figures displaying basic properties of dust such as optical constants, specific heat, and absorption and scattering coefficients. It introduces radiative transfer in a dusty medium and describes the use of transfer codes. With strong attention to detail, the author facilitates a complete understanding from which to build a more versatile application and manipulation of the information.

Spis treści

The Dielectric Permeability, Defining Cross Sections, Very Small and Very Big Particles, Case Studies of Mie Calculus, Various Dust Related Physics, Structure and Composition of Dust, Dust Radiation, Dust and Its Environment, Grain Surfaces, PAHs and Spectral Features of Dust, Reddening and Dust Models, Radiative Transport, Spectral Energy Distribution of Dusty Objects, Appendices: Physical and Mathematical Formulae

O autorze

Krugel, Endrik