The scattering phase function of interstellar grains - The case of the reflection nebula NGC 7023

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Oct 1982

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 261, Oct. 15, 1982, p. 492-509. Research supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

72

Cosmic Dust, Interstellar Matter, Interstellar Radiation, Nebulae, Scattering Functions, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Brightness Distribution, Iue, Luminosity

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IUE observations of the reflection nebula NGC 7023 and the illuminating star, HD 200775, in the spectral range from 1300 to 3100 A are combined with ground-based measurements of the nebular brightness distribution at 3500, 4100, 4700, and 5500 A to determine the scattering properties of the nebular dust grains. Total nebular fluxes are derived from existing data obtained by satellite and ground-based observations. The relevance of far-IR fluxes from the nebula is considered, and models are derived that are applicable to NGC 7023 both with respect to the ratio of nebular to stellar fluxes and with respect to the nebular surface brightness distribution. It is shown that the average grain albedo in the UV is about 0.54 and that the albedo increases to a level of about 0.6 at 1400 A after reaching a minimum of approximately 0.4 near 2200 A. The results suggest that isotropically scattering particles of high albedo make a significant contribution to interstellar scattering in the far-UV.

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