Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983a%26a...121..146l&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 121, no. 1, May 1983, p. 146-149. Sponsorship: Bundesministerium für Forschung
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Helios Satellites, Milky Way Galaxy, Optical Polarization, Zodiacal Light, Interstellar Extinction, Interstellar Matter, Light Scattering
Scientific paper
The results of a search for polarization of the Milky Way at l = 150 deg and l = 223 deg are reported. The observations, carried out with the Helios spacecraft, refer to an elongated field of view, 19 x 2 deg, inclined at 43 deg with respect to the galactic equator. Taken as they are, the data indicate a small polarization perpendicular to the galactic plane, the polarized intensity being approximately equal to 1S 10(V) at l = 150 deg and approximately equal to 2S 10(V) at l = 223 deg. This is qualitatively similar but quantitatively lower than the results of earlier investigations. Results show that it is possible to get reliable observations of Milky Way polarization by a space-borne photometer in spite of the omnipresence of zodiacal light.
Leinert Ch.
Richter Ingo
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