The evolution of amorphous hydrocarbons in the ISM: dust modelling from a new vantage point - Modelisation Systemes Langages Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A Année : 2013

The evolution of amorphous hydrocarbons in the ISM: dust modelling from a new vantage point

Résumé

Context. The evolution of amorphous hydrocarbon materials, a-C(:H), principally resulting from ultraviolet (UV) photon absorption-induced processing, are likely at the heart of the variations in the observed properties of dust in the interstellar medium. Aims: The consequences of the size-dependent and compositional variations in a-C(:H), from aliphatic-rich a-C:H to aromatic-rich a-C, are studied within the context of the interstellar dust extinction and emission. Methods: Newly-derived optical property data for a-C(:H) materials, combined with that for an amorphous forsterite-type silicate with iron nano-particle inclusions, a-SilFe, are used to explore dust evolution in the interstellar medium. Results: We present a new dust model that consists of a power-law distribution of small a-C grains and log-normal distributions of large a-SilFe and a-C(:H) grains. The model, which is firmly anchored by laboratory-data, is shown to quite naturally explain the variations in the infrared (IR) to far-ultraviolet (FUV) extinction, the 217 nm UV bump, the IR absorption and emission bands and the IR-mm dust emission. Conclusions: The major strengths of the new model are its inherent simplicity and built-in capacity to follow dust evolution in interstellar media. We show that mantle accretion in molecular clouds and UV photo-processing in photo-dominated regions are likely the major drivers of dust evolution.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
aa21686-13.pdf (3.57 Mo) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers éditeurs autorisés sur une archive ouverte

Dates et versions

hal-02137731 , version 1 (23-09-2021)

Licence

Paternité

Identifiants

Citer

A. P. Jones, L. Fanciullo, M. Köhler, L. Verstraete, V. Guillet, et al.. The evolution of amorphous hydrocarbons in the ISM: dust modelling from a new vantage point. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2013, 558, pp.A62. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201321686⟩. ⟨hal-02137731⟩
90 Consultations
10 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More