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Segregation of dust grains in dark clouds

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Gravitational settling of dust grains in dark clouds has been considered. It has been shown that such a process gives rise to a modification of the grain size distribution. Starting with a simple model of uniform spherical cloud and normal interstellar grain size distribution for the dust we derive expressions for the modified grain size distribution function, average grain size and extinction as functions of distance from the cloud's center and the age of the cloud. The mean grain size increases towards the center of the cloud as does the extinction. Results of the numerical evaluation of these quantities have been discussed with their implications for the observations of anomalous reddening and polarization within dark clouds and Bok globules.

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    H. C. Bhatt & J. N. Desai

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Bhatt, H.C., Desai, J.N. Segregation of dust grains in dark clouds. Astrophys Space Sci 84, 163–172 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00713634

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