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Table 2

Parameters for the analytical approximation to the BARE-GR-S size distribution defined in Eqs. (3) through (5) and the bulk densities for the three components in our dust model.

Parameter Units PAH Graphite Silicate

amin μm 0.00035 0.00035 0.00035
amax μm 0.005 0.33 0.37

A μm-1 H-1 2.227433 × 10-7 1.905816 × 10-7 1.471288 × 10-7
c 0 1 8.02895 9.86000 8.47091
b 0 1 3.45764 5.02082 3.68708
b 1 1 1.18396 × 103 5.81215 × 10-3 2.37316 × 10-5
a 1 μm 1 0.415861 7.64943 × 10-3
m 1 1 8.20551 4.63229 22.5489
b 2 1 0 0 0
a 2 μm 1 1 1
m 2 1 1 1 1
b 3 1 1.0 × 1024 1.12502 × 103 2.96128 × 103
a 3 μm −5.29496 × 10-3 0.160344 0.480229
m 3 1 12.0146 3.69897 12.1717
b 4 1 0 1.12602 × 103 0
a 4 μm 0 0.160501 0
m 4 1 1 3.69967 1

ρ bulk kg m-3 2240 2240 3500

Notes. With these parameter values, the grain size a substituted in the equations must be expressed in μm, and the resulting size distribution Ωk(a) is expressed in number of dust grains per hydrogen atom and per μm.

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