Temperature fluctuations in interstellar grains. I - Computational method and sublimation of small grains

Details Temperature fluctuations in interstellar grains. I - Computational method and sublimation of small grains Temperature fluctuations in interstellar grains. I - Computational method and sublimation of small grains

Oct 1989

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 345, Oct. 1, 1989, p. 230-244.

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Computational Astrophysics, Cosmic Dust, Interstellar Matter, Radiation Distribution, B Stars, Distribution Functions, High Temperature Gases, Iterative Solution, Monte Carlo Method, Radiative Transfer, Temperature Distribution

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A technique is presented for calculating the temperature distribution of interstellar dust grains in the presence of a radiation field or collisional heating by a hot gas, or both. The distribution functions are computed for grain sizes ranging from 0.02 micron to 2.5 A for graphite and silicate grains. Five different radiation fields are considered: one and three times the 'average' interstellar radiation in the solar neighborhood, the radiation field 0.3 pc from a B3V star appropriate for visual reflection nebulae, and the radiation fields in interstellar clouds at optical depths corresponding to visual extinctions of A(V) = 0.25 mag and A(V) = 0.50 mag. For the interstellar radiation field in the solar neighborhood, a minimum grain size N(crit) of roughly 23 for graphite grains and N(crit) of roughly 37 for silicate grains, where N(crit) is the number of atoms in a grain for which the lifetime against sublimation is 10 to the 13th s.

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