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Variation of the FIR/submm optical properties of silicate dust analogues at low temperature: implications for the observations of interstellar cold dust emission
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 February 2013
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We present here the latest results from experimental studies aiming at measuring the Mass Absorption Coefficient (MAC) of interstellar silicate dust analogues at low temperatures in the far infrared and submillimetre domains which are necessary for the analysis of astronomical data. These results show that above 100 μm, the MAC of amorphous silicate nano-grains has a complex dependence with the grain temperature and with the wavelength. This has to be considered when interpreting astronomical observations to avoid errors on the derived parameters such as the dust mass and its physical and chemical properties.
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