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Limitations of the modified blackbody fit method for determining molecular cloud properties
Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 345, Issue 4, May 2024.Abstract Achieving a comprehensive understanding of the star and planet formation process is one of the fundamental tasks of astrophysics, requiring detailed knowledge of the physical conditions during the different phases of this process. During the earliest stages, that is, concerning physical processes in molecular clouds and filaments, the column ...
Niko Zielinski, Sebastian Wolf
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Probing the Distinct Extinction Law of the Pillars of Creation in M16 with JWST
The Astrophysical Journal LettersInvestigating the extinction law in regions of high dust extinction, such as the Pillars of Creation within the M16 region, is crucial for understanding the densest parts of the interstellar medium (ISM).
Jun Li +4 more
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Chiroptical properties of membrane glycerophospholipids and their chiral backbones
Chirality, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2024.Examination of the interaction of glycerophospholipids with circularly polarized light suggests that direct induction of symmetry breaking to membrane lipids by chiral photons is unlikely. However, anisotropy spectra of certain analogs indicate potential alternative mechanisms for the origins of membrane lipid homochirality, providing insights into the
Jana Bocková +4 more
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Open Astronomy, 2003 Seven-color photometry in the Vilnius system has been obtained for 420 stars down to V = 16 mag in the area containing the overlapping open clusters NGC 1750 and NGC 1758 in Taurus.
Straižys V. +8 more
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Active Metasurfaces for Non‐Rigid Light Sail Interstellar Optical Communication
Advanced Theory and Simulations, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2024.Non‐rigidity of the nanophotonic light sail deformation that leads to varying angles of incidence and polarization across the aperture, significantly impacting unit cells' performance. It proposes a reflective all‐dielectric, low‐power active metasurface that dynamically counteracts the deformations in the shape of the light sail caused by the non ...
Mohammadrasoul Taghavi +2 more
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On the Origin of the North Celestial Pole Loop
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 The North Celestial Pole Loop (NCPL) provides a unique laboratory for studying the early-stage precursors of star formation. Uncovering its origin is key to understanding the dynamical mechanisms that control the evolution of its contents. In this study,
Antoine Marchal, Peter G. Martin
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The Chocolate Chip Cookie Model: Dust-to-metal Ratio of H ii Regions
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023 Using a sample of face-on star-forming galaxies selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, we statistically derive the typical optical depth τ _cl of individual H ii regions based on the “Chocolate Chip Cookie” model of Lu et al. (2022).
Jiafeng Lu +3 more
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Extinction Curves, Distances, and Clumpiness of Diffuse Interstellar Dust Clouds
The Astronomical Journal, 1999 22 pages, 13 figures (postscript, gif, jpg). Accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal, scheduled for the May 1999 issue. Full resolution postscript versions of all figures are available at http://www.ucolick.org/~arpad/
Szomoru, Arpad, Guhathakurta, Puragra
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Luminosity Distance and Extinction by Submicrometer-sized Grains
The Astrophysical Journal LettersThe distance to the stars is a fundamental parameter, which is determined via two primary methods—parallax and luminosity. While the parallax is a direct trigonometric method, the luminosity distance is usually influenced by interstellar extinction.
R. Siebenmorgen, Frank Heymann, R. Chini
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The Optical Extinction Law Depends on Magnetic Field Orientation: The RV–ψ Relation
The Astrophysical JournalFor aspherical interstellar dust grains aligned with their short axes preferentially parallel to the local magnetic field, the amount of extinction per grain is larger when the magnetic field is along the line of sight and smaller when in the plane of ...
Brandon S. Hensley
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