A Method for Determining Star and Dust Distributions in the Galactic Plane

Details A Method for Determining Star and Dust Distributions in the Galactic Plane A Method for Determining Star and Dust Distributions in the Galactic Plane

Dec 1997

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American Astronomical Society, 191st AAS Meeting, #108.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 29, p.1384

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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A method for determining the distribution of stars and the column density of interstellar dust in the Galactic plane is outlined. We minimize the difference between an observed color-magnitude diagram (CMD) and a model CMD. The model CMD is calculated by convolving the field's intrinsic color-absolute magnitude diagram (presumed known) with a function describing the distribution of stars in reddening and distance modulus in the field. The current successes and limitations of the method are presented, and avenues of further improvement are discussed.

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