Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986apj...305..817h&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 305, June 15, 1986, p. 817-822. Research supported by the Aerospace Corpora
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
89
Astronomical Spectroscopy, Interstellar Extinction, Interstellar Matter, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Astronomical Models, Carbon, Grain Size
Scientific paper
Recent IUE observations have shown that the 2175 A interstellar extinction feature is constant in wavelength but varies in width. A model has been constructed to explain these results. It is proposed that the 2175 A feature will only be seen when there is extinction due to carbon grains which have lost their hydrogen. In particular, the feature is caused by a separate population of small (less than 50 A radius), hydrogen-free carbon grains. The variations in width would be due to differences in either their temperature, size distribution, or impurity content. All other carbon grains retain hydrogen, which causes the feature to be suppressed. If this model is correct, then it implies that the grains responsible for the unidentified IR emission features would not generally cause the 2175 A feature.
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