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Polarization of Galactic Background Light in the Visible Spectral Region
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 February 2017
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This is a summary of the few observations available to date. Although there remain doubts concerning the reliability of most of the published results, a linear polarization of a few percent, perpendicular to the galactic plane, is indicated. Therefore, scattering of galactic light by interstellar dust appears to be the dominating source of galactic background polarization. There is a severe lack of model calculations, which would be needed for a physical interpretation of the data.
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- II. Galactic Background Starlight from UV to IR: Observations and Models
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