A Search for Infrared Polarization in the Galactic Center

Maihara, T.; Okuda, H.; Sato, S.

doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2664-2_27

T. Maihara⁴,
H. Okuda⁴ &
S. Sato⁴

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Observations of infrared polarization have been tried in the galactic center. A preliminary result is that the polarization at K-band (2.2 µ) is less than 5%, much less than that expected from interstellar polarization.

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Dept. of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
T. Maihara, H. Okuda & S. Sato

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State University of New York, Albany, USA
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H. C. Van De Hulst

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Maihara, T., Okuda, H., Sato, S. (1973). A Search for Infrared Polarization in the Galactic Center. In: Greenberg, J.M., Van De Hulst, H.C. (eds) Interstellar Dust and Related Topics. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2664-2_27

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