Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990ap%26ss.163...79n&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 163, no. 1, Jan. 1990, p. 79-94.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
77
Cosmic Dust, Interstellar Matter, Self Consistent Fields, Silicates, Spectral Signatures, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Infrared Spectra, Planetary Nebulae, Spectral Line Width
Scientific paper
A self-consistent explanation for the width, strength, and position of spectral features which may be diagnostic of the structure and composition of circumstellar and interstellar silicate grains is presented based on a long series of laboratory experiments using simple oxide analogs. The ratio of the integrated absorption strength of the grains near 10 mu to that near 20 mu is shown to decrease monotonically with increased processing. This ratio may be diagnostic of the relative age of the silicate. The oxidation state of iron in the grains is directly related to both the near-IR grain opacity and enhanced absorption in the UV. The oxidation state of both iron and silicon is directly related to the rate of nucleation, growth, and processing in a circumstellar outflow, as well as to the processing history of the grain after it reaches the interstellar medium. Other diagnostic indicators of the average silicon oxidation state, degree of structural polymerization, and dispersion in the average degree of structural polymerization are discussed.
Hecht James H.
Nuth Joseph Andrew III
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