Sur la contamination de la lumiere des etoiles par de la lumiere diffusee a tres faible angle

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The scattered starlight which contaminates the spectrum of a reddened star depends on l as 1/lambda^n (n*4), and must be attributed to small particles. Surprisingly these particules, which have a quasi-isotropic phase function, do not participate to the brightness of the nebulae. The importance of the intensity of the scattered light present in the spectrum of reddened stars can be explained only if the scattering is coherent. The intensity of the scattered light is then proportional to the square of the number of particles, and is concentrated within an angle of 10^{-8}" from the star. The scatterers can be small grains, or, atoms or molecules from the gas. Hydrogen satisfies the conditions imposed to the scatterers. -- La lumiere diffusee qui contamine le spectre des etoiles rougies a une dependance en 1/lambda^n (n>=4), caracteristique de particules petites devant la longueur d'onde. Il est surprenant que ces particules, qui doivent diffuser de facon quasi-isotrope, ne contribuent pas a la brillance des nebuleuses. L'importance de la lumiere diffusee par ces petites particules dans le spectre d'une etoile rougie s'explique seulement si la diffusion est coherente. L'intensite diffusee est alors proportionnelle au carre du nombre de diffuseurs. Vue par l'observateur, elle est concentree dans un angle inferieur a 10{-8}'' de l'etoile. Les diffuseurs peuvent etre des petits grains, ou, des atomes ou molecules du gaz. L'hydrogene satisfait remarquablement aux conditions que les observations imposent aux diffuseurs.

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