Published December 1989 | Version v1
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Alignment mechanisms of paramagnetic grains revisited

Creators

Description

Taking into account the tight coupling of grain axis with angular momentum due to effective dissipation of rotation energy, the alignment of spheroidal grains was investigated by paramagnetic relaxation. Alignment degree will be significantly improved in diffuse clouds. The inclusions of superparamagnetic (SPM) substances may play a key role in grain alignment in dark clouds as well as in diffuse clouds

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Interstellar dust; Contributed papers
Imprint Pagination
512 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 41-44.
Report number
N--91-14897

Conference

Title
Interstellar dust symposium.
Dates
26-30 Jul 1988.
Place
Santa Clara, CA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22062063
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ALIGNMENT; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COSMIC DUST; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY LOSSES; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; PARAMAGNETISM; POLARIZATION; ROTATION; THEORETICAL DATA
Descriptors DEC
DATA; DUSTS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY; INFORMATION; MAGNETISM; NUMERICAL DATA; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
NASA-CP--3036; A--89050; NAS--1.55:3036; CONF-8807213--.