dc.contributor.author | Hough, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bailey, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rouse, M.F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Whittet, D.C.B. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-04-20T09:15:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-04-20T09:15:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1987 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hough , J , Bailey , J , Rouse , M F & Whittet , D C B 1987 , ' Interstellar polarization in the dust lane of Centaurus A (NGC 5128) ' , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 227 , no. 1 , pp. 1-5 . | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0035-8711 | |
dc.identifier.other | dspace: 2299/3209 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/3209 | |
dc.description | Original article can be found via: http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA] | |
dc.description.abstract | Optical and infrared linear polarization measurements of the Type 1 supernova 1986G in Centaurus A are used to determine the wavelength dependence of polarization produced by transmission of radiation through the dust lane of the galaxy. The observations are consistent with the standard form of interstellar polarization used in our Galaxy with values of Pmax= (5.16±0.04) per cent and λmax= (0.43±0.01)μm, with foreground material in our Galaxy contributing no more than ≡0.5 per cent to the observed polarization. The efficiency of alignment of the grains in Cen A is smaller than found in the Milky Way. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
dc.title | Interstellar polarization in the dust lane of Centaurus A (NGC 5128) | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Astrophysics Research (CAR) | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
herts.preservation.rarelyaccessed | true | |