Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986apj...302..421w&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 302, March 1, 1986, p. 421-431. NASA-supported research.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Interstellar Matter, Iue, Reflection Nebulae, Star Clusters, Stellar Color, Albedo, Pleiades Cluster, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Taurus Constellation, Ultraviolet Astronomy
Scientific paper
New surface brightness measurements in the reflection nebulae associated with the Pleiades stars 17, 20, and 23 Tau have been carried out with the IUE satellite. Each nebula was observed at two angular offsets south of the respective illuminating star. At the larger offsets (40, 40, and 60 arcsec respectively) each nebula exhibits a flux distribution which rises much more steeply with decreasing wavelengths than the corresponding stellar spectrum. At the smaller offsets (20 arcsec) the nebular spectra are more similar to those of the stars and fail to show the steep rise at wavelengths less than 2200 A. Independent observations of interstellar absorption lines as well as theoretical arguments by several previous authors lead to a model wherein the reflection nebulosity near the Pleiades stars is caused by a thin sheet of interstellar matter in front of the stars, at an approximate distance of a few x 10 to the -2nd pc. In the context of such a model the nebular spectra obtained near 17, 20, and 23 Tau can be understood only if the phase-function asymmetry of scattering declines with decreasing wavelengths throughout the spectral range. This result indicates that the role of scattering in the UV by particles in the 10 to the -6th cm size range appears more important than is generally recognized by current models.
Bohlin Ralph Charles
Stecher Theodore P.
Witt Adolf N.
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