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Middle Infrared SpectropolarJmetry of Eta Carinae.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

G. P. Briggs
Affiliation:
Physics (IRAAF) Department, University of Melbourne
D. K. Aitken
Affiliation:
Physics (IRAAF) Department, University of Melbourne

Abstract

Spectropolarimetric observations of the 10 arc second region surrounding Eta Carinae have been made in the 8-13 μm wavelength band. The observed polarization, of a few percent, is due to emission of radiation from aligned grains. The radial position angle of the polarization suggests that gas streaming is responsible for the grain alignment.

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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1985

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