Modelling the Galactic interstellar extinction distribution in three dimensions

2006658 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

D. J. Marshall · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

A. C. Robin · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

C. Reylé · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

M. Schultheis · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Serge Picaud · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Abstract

Aims.The Two Micron All Sky Survey, along with the Stellar Population Synthesis Model of the Galaxy, developed in Besançon, is used to calculate the extinction distribution along different lines of sight. By combining many lines of sight, the large scale distribution of interstellar material can be deduced.

Topics & Keywords

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Publication Details

Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 453, Issue 2, pp. 635-651

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053842

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