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Galactic astronomy

a power-law size distribution of interstellar dust grains, with number falling as size to the minus three and a half, fitted to the extinction curve.

In galactic astronomy, MRN grain size distribution refers to a power-law size distribution of interstellar dust grains, with number falling as size to the minus three and a half, fitted to the extinction curve. This meaning comes from Mathis (1977) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Mathis, J. S., Rumpl, W., & Nordsieck, K. H. (1977). The size distribution of interstellar grains. The Astrophysical Journal, 217, 425. https://doi.org/10.1086/155591

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