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Spectral study of scattered light by interstellar dust grains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2020

Kei Sano*
Affiliation:
Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1, Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Interstellar dust is traced by not only thermal emission but also scattered light. The scattered light spectrum observed from ultraviolet (UV) to near-infrared (IR) is useful to constrain some dust properties, such as size distribution, albedo, and composition. Milky Way Galaxy is a unique environment to observe the diffuse scattered light because we can extract it by removing the contribution of starlight. We have observed the UV to near-IR scattered light with space instruments, including Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment (DIRBE), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and Multi-purpose Infra-Red Imaging System (MIRIS). The scattered light spectrum is marginally consistent with prediction from a recent dust model including carbonaceous and silicate grains with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Based on the MIRIS observation of a diffuse cloud, we compare the scattered light color with the dust model with or without grains larger than 1 micrometer. The result shows that the color is consistent with the model without the large grains, which is consistent with recent simulations of dust growth in low-density regions. However, some observations have shown the spectral excess at ∼ 0.6 micrometer wavelength, suggesting the presence of extended red emission (ERE) which cannot be explained by the conventional dust model.

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Contributed Papers
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© International Astronomical Union 2020

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