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The rarity of dust in metal-poor galaxies

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  • David B. Fisher

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park
    Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia)

  • Alberto D. Bolatto

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Rodrigo Herrera-Camus

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Bruce T. Draine

    (Princeton University)

  • Jessica Donaldson

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Fabian Walter

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, Heidelberg 69117, Germany)

  • Karin M. Sandstrom

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, Heidelberg 69117, Germany)

  • Adam K. Leroy

    (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

  • John Cannon

    (Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105, USA)

  • Karl Gordon

    (Space Telescope Science Institute)

Abstract

Observations of local galaxy I Zw 18 imply that the dust mass in star-forming, metal-poor environments is much lower than expected, and, therefore, that the amount of dust in young galaxies of the early Universe, such as redshift-6.6 galaxy Himiko, is probably a factor of about 100 less than previously thought.

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  • David B. Fisher & Alberto D. Bolatto & Rodrigo Herrera-Camus & Bruce T. Draine & Jessica Donaldson & Fabian Walter & Karin M. Sandstrom & Adam K. Leroy & John Cannon & Karl Gordon, 2014. "The rarity of dust in metal-poor galaxies," Nature, Nature, vol. 505(7482), pages 186-189, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:505:y:2014:i:7482:d:10.1038_nature12765
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12765
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