Extinction curves, distances, and clumpiness of diffuse interstellar dust clouds

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2226-2243

  Szomoru, Arpad ^a   Guhathakurta, Puragra ^a  

^a University of California at Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust, extinction; ISM: clouds; ISM: general; ISM: structure; Methods: statistical; Stars: fundamental parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000029619     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300862     Document Type: Article

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