A three-dimensional model of the dust distribution in the Milky Way is presented based on FIR observations made by the COBE satellite. This model is a further...
Dust Emission in Galaxies at Millimeter Wavelengths: Cooling of star forming regions in NGC6946
Interstellar dust plays an important role in the formation of molecular gas and the heating and cooling of the interstellar medium. The spatial distribution of...
Dust Evolution in Low-Metallicity Environments: Bridging the Gap Between Local Universe and Primordial Galaxies
The local galaxy Science Advisory Group (SAG 2) in the Herschel/SPIRE consortium, has constructed a Guaranteed Time Key Program using the PACS and SPIRE...
We recently studied a small number of highly inclined spiral galaxies, and used their special geometry to determine absolute extinction values of the dust in...
Observations suggest that Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars contribute significantly to the dust budgets of galaxies, from our own Presolar Nebula to the...
Dust from AGBs: understanding the Spitzer observations of evolved stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars represent one of the main stellar sources for production of dust in the Universe. We provide a description of the formation...
Dust grain alignment in IC 63 - H2 formation enhancement and collisional disalignment
Interstellar dust grain alignment gives rise to polarization from UV to mm wavelengths, allowing the study of the geometry and strength of the magnetic field...