J/A+A/349/L69 Interstellar extinction (Schultheis+, 1999)
Interstellar extinction towards the inner Galactic Bulge.
Schultheis M., Ganesh S., Simon G., Omont A., Alard C., Borsenberger J.,
Copet E., Epchtein N., Fouque P., Habing H.
<Astron. Astrophys. 349, L69 (1999)>
=1999A&A...349L..69S 1999A&A...349L..69S
ADC_Keywords: Stars, giant ; Infrared sources ; Interstellar medium ; Extinction
Keywords: stars: AGB and post-AGB - infrared: stars - ISM: dust, extinction
Abstract:
DENIS observations in the J(1.25µm) and KS(2.15µm) bands
together with isochrones calculated for the RGB and AGB phase are used
to draw an extinction map of the inner Galactic Bulge. The uncertainty
in this method is mainly limited by the optical depth of the Bulge
itself. A comparison with fields of known extinction shows a very good
agreement. We present an extinction map for the inner Galactic Bulge
(∼20°2)
Description:
This table provides the Av values for the inner galactic Bulge with a
resolution of 2'. The Av values were derived assuming
Av:Aj:Ak=1:0.256:0.089 (Glass, 1999, Handbook of Infrared Astronomy,
Cambridge, Univ. Press). This table provides the interstellar
extinction for a longitude range between -8 and +8 degrees and for
-1.5<b<1.5 degrees.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
catalog.dat 63 814105 Extinction table
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See also:
B/denis : The DENIS database (Epchtein+, 1999)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: catalog.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 9 F9.5 deg RAdeg Right ascension (J2000)
12- 21 F10.6 deg DEdeg Declination (J2000)
24- 38 E15.11 deg GLON Galactic longitude
39- 53 E15.11 deg GLAT Galactic longitude
55- 63 F9.6 mag Av Interstellar absorption
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Acknowledgements: Mathias Schultheis
(End) Patricia Bauer [CDS] 15-May-2000