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Radiative Torques on Interstellar Grains: II. Grain Alignment
B. T. Draine, Joseph C. Weingartner
Radiative torques on irregular dust grains, in addition to producing superthermal rotation, play a direct dynamical role in the alignment of interstellar dust with the local magnet…
Radiative Torques on Interstellar Grains: I. Superthermal Spinup
B. T. Draine, Joseph C. Weingartner
Irregular dust grains are subject to radiative torques when irradiated by interstellar starlight. It is shown how these radiative torques may be calculated using the discrete dipol…
Optical and Magnetic Properties of Dust Grains
B. T. Draine
The optical and magnetic properties of dust grains are reviewed, as they relate to the problem of interstellar grain alignment. Grain geometry plays an important role in determinin…
Structure of Stationary Photodissociation Fronts
B. T. Draine, Frank Bertoldi
The structure of stationary photodissociation fronts is revisited. H_2 self- shielding is discussed, including the effects of line overlap. We find that line overlap is important f…