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Classical nucleation theory must be modified for the condensation of small, solid dust grains. Ion nucleation is unimportant and exchange reactions with gas molecules are required. For carbon-rich stellar atmospheres, hydrocarbons act as intermediaries for converting acetylene gas into carbon particles. For oxygen-rich atmospheres, magnesium silicate grains form by surface nucleation. Sputtering and coalescence of grains is discussed.
Published 1974 in Astrophys. J. 193, 579.
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Salpeter, E.E. (1976). Nucleation and Growth of Dust Grains. In: Wickramasinghe, N.C., Morgan, D.J. (eds) Solid State Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1884-5_9
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