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view Abstract Citations (136) References (47) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Infrared Polarimetry and the Interstellar Magnetic Field Jones, Terry Jay Abstract A good correlation between interstellar polarization and interstellar extinction is found at 2.2 microns for almost all lines of sight. This correlation has a slope less than unity, holds true over a range in optical depth of a factor of 100, and is independent of the physical path length. A model involving equal contributions from a uniform component and a random component to the interstellar magnetic field fits the data well. These results imply that the two components of the interstellar magnetic field maintain roughly the same proportions and strength in most phases of the ISM. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: November 1989 DOI: 10.1086/168054 Bibcode: 1989ApJ...346..728J Keywords: Infrared Astronomy; Interstellar Extinction; Interstellar Magnetic Fields; Polarimetry; Polarized Radiation; Astronomical Models; Cosmic Dust; Astrophysics; INTERSTELLAR: GRAINS; INTERSTELLAR: MAGNETIC FIELDS; POLARIZATION full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (64)
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