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Depolarization Effect in Reflection Nebulae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

V. Vanýsek  and
M. Šolc
V. Vanýsek
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
M. Šolc
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Abstract

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The depolarization effects in reflection nebulae are caused by the size distribution, multiple scattering and irregularity of the grains. In the following abbreviated version of a study of the depolarization effect it is shown that the multiple scattering in reflection nebulae can lead to considerable decrease of the linear polarization. A sample of results obtained by the Monte Carlo method is tabulated.

Type
Part III Reflection Nebulae and Diffuse Galactic Light
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 52: Interstellar Dust and Related Topics , 1973 , pp. 127 - 130
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1973 

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