Electronic Resource
Springer
Astrophysics and space science
65 (1979), S. 21-28
ISSN:
1572-946X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Recent work related to the determination of the size distribution of interstellar grains is reviewed briefly. It is shown that the scattering properties of interstellar grains determined from ultraviolet observations of reflection nebulae point toward the existence of a bimodal size distribution of grains, consisting of classical wavelength sized grains and a class of much more numerous smaller particles, which scatter far ultraviolet light isotropically with near unit albedo. The implications of this result are discussed briefly.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00643486
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