Interstellar Dust

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Estimate of Amount of Extinction

• Effect on Derived Distances

• Amount of Absorbing Material

• Nature of Dust

  • Mean Interstellar Reddening Curve

  • Theoretical Extinction Curve

  • Variations in the Interstellar Extinction Curve

• Interstellar Polarization

• Scattered Light

  • Diffuse Galactic Light

  • Reflection Nebulae

  • The Extended Red Emission

• Elemental Depletion

• Diffuse Interstellar Bands

• Infrared Spectral Features

  • Diffuse Interstellar Medium

  • HII Region

  • Reflection Nebulae

  • Molecular Clouds

  • Processes in Molecular Clouds

  • Young Massive Protostar

  • Star-Forming Regions

• Galactic Centre

  • Extinction Law

• Sources of Dust

• Detection of Interstellar Dust:in-situ

  • Spacecraft Studies

  • Presolar Grains

• References