NASA NTRS · 19890052559
Summary and future prospects
Abstract
The 'known' properties of interstellar dust are reviewed. Silicates are present because of the 9.7-micron feature in both circumstellar and interstellar dust. The near-infrared emission bands (3.3-11.4 microns, with continuum extending to longer wavelengths) strongly suggest that aromatic materials of some kind are present. A variety of considerations suggest that large graphite grains are probably absent, but smaller graphite particles are probably the most viable explanation for the 2175 A 'bump'. Considerations mentioned at this meeting regarding several properties of grains are then discussed: the UV continuum, the 2175 A 'bump', and various grain theories.
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Mathis, J. S.. 1988-01-01. Summary and future prospects. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890052559
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