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List of Tables

1.1 Atomic quantum numbers
1.2 Atomic shell structure
1.3 General properties of interstellar dust candidates
2.1 Chronology of the main ISD breakthroughs
2.2 Comparison between different dust models
2.3 Moments of the THEMIS size distribution
2.4 Dustiness and other ratios for the THEMIS model
2.5 Optical properties of the THEMIS model
2.6 Transition wavelengths between small and large grain emission
2.7 Emissivity of the THEMIS model
3.1 Mean free path as a function of wavelength and density
3.2 Basic properties of the main stellar classes
3.3 Free emissivity index MBB fits of nearby galaxies by the Planck collaboration
3.4 UIB profile parameters
3.5 Most prominent MIR gas lines
3.6 Phases of the ISM
4.1 IMF properties
4.2 Summary of the observational evidence about interstellar dust origin at normal metallicity
5.1 Jeffreys strength of evidence scale
5.2 Pros and cons of the Bayesian and frequentist methods
5.3 Comparison of Bayesian and Popperian epistemologies
5.4 Inferred statistical properties of the HB model in Fig. 5.19.c
A.1 List of acronyms used throughout the manuscript
A.2 List of instrumental acronyms used throughout the manuscript
A.3 List of model acronyms used throughout the manuscript
A.4 Denomination of the main spectral windows
B.1 Unit conversion
B.2 Fundamental constants
B.3 Astronomical constants
B.4 Classical electrodynamics
B.5 The magnitude system

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