Experiments and calculations on the extinction of starlight by iron or magnetite grains

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Jul 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982apj...258..878h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 258, July 15, 1982, p. 878-885.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Interstellar Extinction, Interstellar Matter, Iron, Magnetite, Metal Crystals, Stellar Radiation, Ice, Mie Scattering, Near Ultraviolet Radiation, Stellar Envelopes, Ultraviolet Spectra, Water, X Ray Diffraction

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Both iron and magnetite have previously been proposed as constituents of interstellar grains. If either type of magnetic grain exists, it would help to explain the polarization of starlight which is thought to be caused by grains aligned by the interstellar magnetic field. A description is presented of laboratory measurements and computer calculations of the optical properties of small (approximately 25 nm radius) Fe and Fe304 grains. These results are discussed in terms of the effect of such particles on the extinction observed in the interstellar medium or in circumstellar shells. It is found that Fe is probably not responsible for the 220 nm feature in the interstellar extinction curve. Calculations show that if Fe304 is responsible for the very broad structure (VBS) in the interstellar extinction curve, then it would also be a significant contributor to the extinction in the near-UV.

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