The opacity of spiral galaxy disks VII. The accuracy of galaxy counts as an extinction probe

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 444, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 319-325

  Holwerda, B W ^a,b   Gonzalez, R A ^c   Allen, Ronald J ^b   Van Der Kruit, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b STScI   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE RADIOASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: spiral; ISM: dust, extinction; Methods: data analysis; Methods: observational; Methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBES;

GALAXIES: ISM; GALAXIES: SPIRAL; ISM: DUST, EXTINCTION; METHODS: DATA ANALYSIS; METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL; METHODS: STATISTICAL;

OPACITY;

EID: 29044438607     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053229     Document Type: Article

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