Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...372l.107l&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 372, May 10, 1991, p. L107-L111.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cosmic Dust, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Interstellar Matter, Nebulae, Radiation Transport, Transient Heating, Grain Size, Infrared Radiation, Opacity
Scientific paper
The effects of the temperature fluctuations in small graphite grains on the energy spectrum and the IR surface brightness of an isolated dust cloud heated externally by the interstellar radiation field were investigated using a series of models based on a radiation transport computer code. This code treats self-consistently the thermal coupling between the transient heating of very small dust grains and the equilibrium heating of conventional large grains. The model results were compared with the IRAS observations of the Barnard 5 (B5) cloud, showing that the 25-micron emission of the cloud must be produced by small grains with a 6-10 A radius, which also contribute about 50 percent to the observed 12-micron emission. The remaining 12 micron flux may be produced by the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The 60-and 100-micron radiation is dominated by emission from large grains heated under equilibrium conditions.
Leung Chun Ming
Lis Dariusz C.
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