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EAS Publications Series
Volume 34, 2009
Astronomy in the Submillimeter and Far Infrared Domains with the Herschel Space Observatory
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| Page(s) | 107 - 118 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:0934008 | |
| Published online | 20 December 2008 | |
Astronomy in the Submillimeter and Far Infrared Domains with the Herschel Space Observatory
L. Pagani and M. Gerin (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 34 (2009) 107-118
L. Pagani and M. Gerin (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 34 (2009) 107-118
The role of dust in the interstellar medium: dust sources and dust evolution
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Université Paris Sud/CNRS, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
Corresponding author: Anthony.Jones@ias.u-psud.fr
This contribution aims to give a brief overview of the nature of the dust in the interstellar medium, its rôle there, where it comes from, what happens to it while it resides there and what are some key outstanding dust issues that yet need further attention.
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009