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We present a geometry class for efficiently simulating particle transport through aerosols in GEANT4. It is demonstrated that aerosol granularity can strongly affect this transport and thus a generic aerosol model must respect this…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-08-05 Nathaniel J. L. MacFadden , Ara N. Knaian

Observations across the electromagnetic spectrum of radiative processes involving interstellar dust -- emission, extinction, and scattering -- are used to constrain the parameters of dust models and more directly to aid in foreground…

We propose a new description of astronomical dust emission in the spectral region from the Far-Infrared to millimeter wavelengths. Unlike previous classical models, this description explicitly incorporates the effect of the disordered…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Meny , V. Gromov , N. Boudet , J. -Ph. Bernard , D. Paradis , C. Nayral

Forward-modeling observables from galaxy simulations enables direct comparisons between theory and observations. To generate synthetic spectral energy distributions (SEDs) that include dust absorption, re-emission, and scattering, Monte…

This work is the second part of a simulation study investigating the processing of densely packed and moving granular assemblies by positron emission particle tracking (PEPT). Since medical PET scanners commonly used for PEPT are very…

Spectra of the nearly edge-on protoplanetary disks observed with the JWST have shown ice absorption bands of varying optical depths and peculiar profiles, challenging radiative transfer modelling and our understanding of dust and ice in…

Circumstellar disks are thought to experience a rapid "transition" phase in their evolution that can have a considerable impact on the formation and early development of planetary systems. We present new and archival high angular resolution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Sean Andrews , David Wilner , Catherine Espaillat , A. M. Hughes , C. P. Dullemond , M. K. McClure , Chunhua Qi , J. M. Brown

An algorithm has been developped, which makes it possible to automatically extract trajectories of a large number of particles from fast imaging data, allowing a statistical analysis of particles trajectories under various plasma…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 S. Bardin , J-L. Briançon , F. Brochard , V. Martin , Y. Zayachuk , R. Hugon , J. Bougdira

Sophisticated spectral energy distribution (SED) models describe dust attenuation and emission using geometry parameters. This treatment is natural since dust effects are driven by the underlying star-dust geometry in galaxies. An example…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-28 Yisheng Qiu , Xi Kang , Yu Luo

Radiative transfer calculations in weather and climate models are notoriously complex and computationally intensive, which poses significant challenges. Traditional methods, while accurate, can be prohibitively slow, necessitating the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Erick Fredj , Iggy Segev Gal , Noam Lavi , Shahar Belkar , Mark Wasserman , Ding Zhaohui , Yann Delorme

This paper develops a few science cases, using the PRIMA far-IR probe, aimed at achieving several breakthroughs in our understanding of the dust properties and their evolution. We argue that the specific observational capabilities of PRIMA,…

We define an appropriate problem for benchmarking dust emissivity calculations in the context of radiative transfer (RT) simulations, specifically including the emission from stochastically heated dust grains. Our aim is to provide a…

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

We present new interstellar dust models which have been derived by simultaneously fitting the far-ultraviolet to near-infrared extinction, the diffuse infrared (IR) emission and, unlike previous models, the elemental abundance constraints…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-18 Viktor Zubko , Eli Dwek , Richard G. Arendt

A serious concern for semi-analytical galaxy formation models, aiming to simulate multi-wavelength surveys and to thoroughly explore the model parameter space, is the extremely time consuming numerical solution of the radiative transfer of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Laura Silva , Fabio Fontanot , Gian Luigi Granato

We implement a state-of-the-art treatment of the processes affecting the production and Interstellar Medium (ISM) evolution of carbonaceous and silicate dust grains within SPH simulations. We trace the dust grain size distribution by means…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-13 Eda Gjergo , Gian Luigi Granato , Giuseppe Murante , Cinthia Ragone-Figueroa , Luca Tornatore , Stefano Borgani

Seven Class 0 sources mapped with SCUBA at 850 and 450 micron are modeled using a one dimensional radiative transfer code. The modeling takes into account heating from an internal protostar, heating from the ISRF, realistic beam effects,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-28 Yancy L. Shirley , Neal J. Evans , Jonathan M. C. Rawlings

Circumstellar disks are characteristic for star formation and vanish during the first few Myr of stellar evolution. During this time planets are believed to form in the dense midplane by growth, sedimentation and aggregation of dust.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 D. Madlener , S. Wolf , A. Dutrey , S. Guilloteau

The perception of moving objects is crucial for autonomous robots performing collision avoidance in dynamic environments. LiDARs and cameras tremendously enhance scene interpretation but do not provide direct motion information and face…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-29 Matthias Zeller , Vardeep S. Sandhu , Benedikt Mersch , Jens Behley , Michael Heidingsfeld , Cyrill Stachniss

Mineral dust aerosols impact Earth's radiation budget through interactions with clouds, ecosystems, and radiation, which constitutes a substantial uncertainty in understanding past and predicting future climate changes. One of the causes of…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2011-01-20 Jasper F. Kok