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Dialectics of the PAH Abundance Trend with Metallicity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2011
Abstract
This paper reviews the various processes that have been proposed to explain the observed trend of PAH strength with metallicity. It summarizes a study showing that, although PAH destruction by hard radiation is important in low-metallicity environments, it is not sufficient to explain their paucity. In these systems, the deficiency of their formation mechanism, related to stellar evolution, has to be invoked.
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