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Whenever gas is blown out of a galaxy, chances are that it contains some cosmic dust. This dust is an important part of the metals budget for the circumgalactic and intergalactic media, and traces the outflow and stripping history of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-26 Edmund Hodges-Kluck , Lía Corrales , Sylvain Veilleux , Joel N. Bregman , Jiangtao Li , Marcio Meléndez

Interstellar dust plays a crucial role in the evolution of the Universe by assisting the formation of molecules, by triggering the formation of the first low-mass stars, and by absorbing stellar ultraviolet-optical light and subsequently…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Maiolino , R. Schneider , E. Oliva , S. Bianchi , A. Ferrara , F. Mannucci , M. Pedani , M. Roca Sogorb

Outflows of pre-main-sequence stars drive shocks into molecular material within 0.01 - 1 pc of the young stars. The shock-heated gas emits infrared, millimeter and submillimeter lines of many species including. Dust grains are important…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-13 T. W. Hartquist , S. Van Loo , S. A. E. G. Falle , P. Caselli , I. Ashmore

We present the first results of a detailed modeling of chemical and photometric evolution of galaxies including the effects of a dusty interstellar medium. A chemical evolution code follows the SF rate, the gas fraction and the metallicity,…

Models of astrophysical dust are key to understand several physical processes, from the role of dust grains as cooling agents in the ISM to their evolution in dense circumstellar disks, explaining the occurrence of planetary systems around…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-18 M. -A. Carpine , N. Ysard , A. Maury , A. Jones

We study the dust content of galaxies from $z=0$ to $z=9$ in semi-analytic models of galaxy formation that include new recipes to track the production and destruction of dust. We include condensation of dust in stellar ejecta, the growth of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-21 Gergö Popping , Rachel S. Somerville , Maud Galametz

Dust constitutes only about one percent of the mass of circumstellar disks, yet it is of crucial importance for the modeling of planet formation, disk chemistry, radiative transfer and observations. The initial growth of dust from…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-19 T. Birnstiel

In this paper, the first of a series of two devoted to modelling the spectra of galaxies of different morphological type in presence of dust, we present our description of the dust both in the diffuse ISM and the molecular clouds. Our model…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. Piovan , R. Tantalo , C. Chiosi

This review describes where we are today in light of the dust and gas properties and their relation to star formation, in low metallicity galaxies of the local universe following recent surveys from sensitive infrared space telescopes,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-11-06 Suzanne C. Madden , Diane Cormier

Cool, evolved stars are the main source of chemical enrichment of the interstellar medium (ISM), and understanding their mass loss and structure offers a unique opportunity to study the cycle of matter in the Universe. Pulsation,…

Interstellar dust plays a central role in the evolution of galaxies by shaping star formation, altering observed stellar properties, and redistributing radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. In the Milky Way, dust is concentrated in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-19 H. -L. Guo , B. -Q. Chen , H. -B. Yuan , X. -W. Liu

Studies of dust scattering properties in astrophysical objects with Milky Way interstellar dust are reviewed. Such objects are reflection nebulae, dark clouds, and the Diffuse Galactic Light (DGL). To ensure their basic quality, studies had…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Karl D. Gordon

Dust is a key component of galaxies, but its properties during the earliest eras of structure formation remain elusive. Here we present a simple semi-analytic model of the dust distribution in galaxies at $z \gtrsim 5$. We calibrate the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-08 Roy J. Zhao , Steven R. Furlanetto

Interstellar dust grains play a crucial role in the evolution of the galactic interstellar medium (ISM). Despite its importance, however, dust remains poorly understood in terms of its origin, composition, and abundance throughout the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-05-11 Brian J. Williams

X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) in the 0.2-2 keV band is a crucial component in multi-wavelength studies of dust mineralogy, size, and shape -- parameters that are necessary for interpreting astronomical observations and building…

I review the effects of dust obscuration in galaxies at both low and high redshifts, and briefly discuss a method to remove dust reddening from the emerging light of star-forming galaxies. I also analyze the evolution of the dust opacity in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Daniela Calzetti

Recent works have demonstrated a surprisingly small variation of the dust-to-metals ratio in different environments and a correlation between dust extinction and the density of stars. Naively, one would interpret these findings as strong…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Lars Mattsson , Annalisa De Cia , Anja C. Andersen , Tayyaba Zafar

We discuss the different dust components of a protoplanetary disk with a special emphasis on grain composition, size and structure. The paper will highlight the role dust grains play in protoplanetary disks, as well as observational results…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Thomas Henning , Gwendolyn Meeus

Since the 1990's, protoplanetary disks and planetary disks have been intensively observed from the optical to the millimetre wavelength and many models have been developed to investigate their gas and dust properties and dynamics. These…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anne Dutrey , Alain Lecavelier des Etangs , Jean-Charles Augereau