Toward understanding the 3.4 μm and 9.7 μm extinction feature variations from the local diffuse interstellar medium to the Galactic center

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Gao, Jian ^a,b   Jiang, B W ^a   Li, Aigen ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbon; Dust; Infrared astronomy; Interstellar extinction; Silicate

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ASTRONOMY; EXTINCTION; INTERPLANETARY DUST; NUMERICAL MODEL; SILICATE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 77949822819     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5047/eps.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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