The Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula: A Polarization Study with High Angular Resolution
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- 1 June 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 463 (2) , L101-L104
- https://doi.org/10.1086/310058
Abstract
We performed high-angular resolution imaging polarimetry of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula (Cha IRN) in the J and H bands. In this Letter, we present a polarization map in the H band. These new measurements, together with previous polarization data, are interpreted using a Monte Carlo model for radiative transfer. As a result of these calculations, we derive properties of the circumstellar dust configuration of Cha IRN.Keywords
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