Medhi, Biman J. ; Maheswar, G. ; Pandey, J. C. ; Kumar, T. S. ; Ram Sagar, (2008) Optical polarimetric study of open clusters: distribution of interstellar matter towards NGC 654 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 388 (1). pp. 105-116. ISSN 0035-8711
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Abstract
We present new B, V and R linear polarimetric observations for 61 stars towards the region of the young open cluster NGC 654. In this study we found evidence for the presence of at least two layers of dust along the line of sight to the cluster. The distances to the two dust layers are estimated to be ~200 pc and ~1 kpc which are located much closer to the Sun than the cluster (~2.4 kpc). Both the dust layers have their local magnetic field orientation nearly parallel to the direction of the Galactic plane. The foreground dust layer is found to have a ring morphology with the central hole coinciding with the centre of the cluster. The foreground dust grains are suggested to be mainly responsible for both the observed differential reddening and the polarization towards the cluster.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons. |
| Keywords: | Polarization; Dust; Extinction; Open Clusters and Associations: Individual: NGC 654 |
| ID Code: | 91951 |
| Deposited On: | 25 May 2012 11:37 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2012 11:37 |
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