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Dust destruction in the ISM: a re-evaluation of dust lifetimes

A. P. Jones, Joseph Andrew Nuth

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Context. There is a long-standing conundrum in interstellar dust studies relating to the discrepancy between the time-scales for dust formation from evolved stars and the apparently more rapid destruction in supernova-generated shock waves.

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Context. There is a long-standing conundrum in interstellar dust studies relating to the discrepancy between the time-scales for dust formation from evolved stars and the apparently more rapid destruction in supernova-generated shock waves.

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Context. There is a long-standing conundrum in interstellar dust studies relating to the discrepancy between the time-scales for dust formation from evolved stars and the apparently more rapid destruction in supernova-generated shock waves.

Key concepts: Physics, Astrophysics, Cosmic dust, Intergalactic dust, Supernova, Interstellar medium, Dust lane, Stars

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