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EAS Publications Series
Volume 23, 2007
Sky Polarisation at Far-Infrared to Radio Wavelengths: The Galactic Screen before the Cosmic Microwave Background
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| Page(s) | 131 - 146 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas:2007009 | |
| Published online | 08 January 2007 | |
Sky Polarisation at Far-Infrared to Radio Wavelengths: The Galactic Screen before the Cosmic Microwave Background
M.-A. Miville-Deschênes and F. Boulanger (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 23 (2007) 131-146
M.-A. Miville-Deschênes and F. Boulanger (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 23 (2007) 131-146
Dust Polarization from Extinction Measurements
Département de Physique and Observatoire du
Mont-Mégantic, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
After a quick tour of polarization basics, I review interstellar polarization starting with its galactic distribution, and then going into molecular clouds. The properties of interstellar polarization are discussed, its wavelength dependence and the 3 parameters used to specify it. Then more recent work since approximately the last 15 years which show significant deviations from the usual behavior in the densest regions of molecular clouds is presented. Recent results for two specific regions are presented, and finally I conclude by summarizing the main points.
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