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Near-infrared studies of the Milky Way

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

H. Okuda*
Affiliation:
Institute for Space and Astronautical Science Komaba Tokyo 153, Japan

Abstract

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The inner region of the Galaxy has been explored by means of near-infrared observations; the distribution and population of the stars are studied from the near-infrared brightness mapping and star counts in the Milky Way, while the magnetic-field configuration is probed by the near-infrared polarimetry.

Type
PART II: COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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