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Polymeric complexes in comets and in space

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A distribution of fluffy polymeric aggregates similar to that found in the dust from Comet Halley, together with and admixture of free polymers and graphite, leads to a close agreement with the observed wavelength dependence of interstellar extinction.

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  1. Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University College, Cardiff, Wdles, U.K.

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Hoyle, F., Wickramasinghe, N.C. Polymeric complexes in comets and in space. Astrophys Space Sci 141, 177–180 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00641924

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