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The Ultraviolet Surface Brightness of Reflection Nebulae and the Albedo of Interstellar Grains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Charles F. Lillie
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astrophysics, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., U.S.A.
Adolf N. Witt
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Ritter Astrophysical Research Center, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Satellite observations of the Merope and Barnard's Loop nebulae in the 1050 to 4250 Å spectral region show that the increase in the albedo of interstellar grains below 2000 Å occurs in individual reflection nebulae as well as in the general interstellar medium. Evidence for differences in the composition and size distribution of grains due to variations in the local radiation field is presented.

Type
Part III Reflection Nebulae and Diffuse Galactic Light
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1973 

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