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Table 4

Dust types and masses produced in the ejecta of a 15  M progenitor with M(56Ni) = 0.01 M, and the mass fraction of each dust component xd (in %) with respect to total dust mass.

Dust type Mass ( M) xd apeak (Å)

Forsterite 2.5(–2) 45.5 131; 543
Carbon 2.1(–2) 38.2 162
Alumina 7.7(–3) 14.0 117
Pure silicon 4.4(–4) 0.80 69
Pure magnesium 4.3(–4) 0.78 53
Pure iron 1.4(–4) 0.25 36
Silicon carbide 8.8(–5) 0.16 16
Iron sulphide 2.8(–6) 0.005 26

Total 0.055 100

Notes. The peak positions in the grain size distribution are also listed.

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