Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles Reveal the Origin of Silicate Grains in Circumstellar Environments

The processes leading to the widespread presence of crystalline silicates throughout the galaxy and the origin of silicon nanoparticles thought to be responsible for the observed extended red emission in diffuse galactic background are still far from being understood. One of the most abundant oxyge...

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Main Author: Clayborne, Peneé Armaize
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2006
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1213
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2212&context=etd