Interstellar Silicate Dust: Modeling and Grain Alignment

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dc.contributor.advisorWeingartner, Joseph C.
dc.contributor.authorDas, Indrajit
dc.creatorDas, Indrajit
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T03:14:41Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T03:14:41Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractWe examine some aspects of the alignment of silicate dust grains with respect to the interstellar magnetic field. First, we consider possible observational constraints on the magnetic properties of the grains. Second, we investigate the role of collisions with gas atoms and the production of H2 molecules on the grain surface in the alignment process when the grain is drifting in the gaseous medium.
dc.format.extent174 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8784
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2013 Indrajit Das
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectAlignment
dc.subjectDust
dc.subjectISM
dc.subjectMagnetic Field
dc.subjectModeling
dc.subjectTorque
dc.titleInterstellar Silicate Dust: Modeling and Grain Alignment
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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