Dust composition, energetics, and morphology of the Galactic center

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 483, Issue 2 PART I, 1997, Pages 798-810

  Chan, Kin Wing ^a,b   Moseley, S H ^a   Casey, S ^a   Harrington, J P ^c   Dwek, E ^a   Loewenstein, R ^d   Vsrosi F ^a   Glaccum, W ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d University of Chicago   (United States)

^e Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust, extinction; Galaxy: center; Infrared: ISM: lines and bands

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744436585     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304252     Document Type: Article

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