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The role of dust in the interstellar medium: dust sources and dust evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2008

A. Jones*
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris Sud/CNRS, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Abstract

This contribution aims to give a brief overview of the nature of the dust in the interstellar medium, its rôle there, where it comes from, what happens to it while it resides there and what are some key outstanding dust issues that yet need further attention.

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Research Article
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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