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It is shown theoretically that the emission efficiency of amorphous grains with radii smaller than ∼100 Å has a λ-1-dependence in the wavelength region longer than ∼100 μ, whereas those of crystalline, metallic, and larger amorphous grains are proportional to λ-2 in far infrared. Astrophysical implications of the amorphous grains are discussed.
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Seki, J., Yamamoto, T. Amorphous interstellar grains: Wavelength dependence of far-infrared emission efficiency. Astrophys Space Sci 72, 79–86 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642166
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