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view Abstract Citations (101) References (26) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Wavelength Dependence of Interstellar Extinction Whiteoak, J. B. Abstract The law of interstellar extinction between wavelengths 3448 and 10500 A has been investigated in five regions of the Milky Way, namely, in Perseus, Orion, Monoceros, Cygnus, and Cepheus. Reddened and virtually unreddened stars of early spectral types were observed at thirty wavelengths with a photoelectric spectrum scanner at Mount Wilson. By adoption of theoretical models for unreddened energy distributions, the mean wavelength dependence of interstellar extinction was calculated for each region. The results for Perseus and Cepheus are similar. In Orion, the wavelength dependence for stars outside the Orion Nebula is different from the dependence within the nebula. The law for Monoceros lies between that for Orion and those of the remaining regions. There is no correlation between the results and galactic structure. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: April 1966 DOI: 10.1086/148605 Bibcode: 1966ApJ...144..305W full text sources ADS |
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