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Abstract:
We present new polarimetric UBVRI observations of 25 stars in the direction of the halo of NGC 6611, the rich stellar open cluster embedded in an ionized hydrogen complex (M16). Our plan is to characterize the interstellar material (ISM) associated with halo stars in order to make a comparison with the ISM dusty core characteristics that resulted from a previous investigation by the same authors. Of the halo stars, 47% (8 out of 17) show indications of intrinsic polarization in their light, similar to what was found for core stars (50%). We have identified the presence of nearby dust clouds located on the Local arm that produce a mean polarization of about 1%; a value λmax = 0.61 ± 0.07 μm, which is slightly larger than that of the average ISM; and a mean direction of the polarization vectors of θV = 81.°9 ± 1.°8. The ISM associated with the halo region has λmax similar to the general interstellar medium (0.55 ± 0.07 μm). The observed polarizations show a gradual increase from halo (Pmax = 1.93% ± 0.3%) to core (Pmax = 3.19% ± 0.63%). Position angles of the e-vector for both groups are generally similar, but there exists a slight difference in mean direction between them that is within the errors. We have also found that the halo stars are possibly represented by Whittet & van Breda's relationship, while in the cluster's core the dust does not fulfill the above-mentioned relationship. As a conclusion, we cannot find any clear difference between core and halo dust characteristics, with the exception of λmax, which may suggest a change in dust size. © 2006. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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| Documento: | Artículo |
| Título: | Polarimetry in the outskirts of NGC 6611 |
| Autor: | Orsatti, A.M.; Vega, E.I.; Marraco, H.G. |
| Filiación: | Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Paseo del Bosque s/n, B1900FWA La Plata, Argentina Instituto de Astrofísica de la Plata, CONICET, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina Carrera del Investigador Científico, CONICET, Argentina Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio, CONICET, C.C. 67, Sucursal 28, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Palabras clave: | Dust, extinction; Open clusters and associations: individual (NGC 6611); Techniques: polarimetric Online material: machine-readable table |
| Año: | 2006 |
| Volumen: | 132 |
| Número: | 5 |
| Página de inicio: | 1783 |
| Página de fin: | 1788 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/507674 |
| Título revista: | Astronomical Journal |
| Título revista abreviado: | Astron. J. |
| ISSN: | 00046256 |
| Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00046256_v132_n5_p1783_Orsatti |
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Orsatti, A.M., Vega, E.I. & Marraco, H.G. (2006) . Polarimetry in the outskirts of NGC 6611. Astronomical Journal, 132(5), 1783-1788.http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/507674
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Orsatti, A.M., Vega, E.I., Marraco, H.G. "Polarimetry in the outskirts of NGC 6611" . Astronomical Journal 132, no. 5 (2006) : 1783-1788.http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/507674
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Orsatti, A.M., Vega, E.I., Marraco, H.G. "Polarimetry in the outskirts of NGC 6611" . Astronomical Journal, vol. 132, no. 5, 2006, pp. 1783-1788.http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/507674
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Orsatti, A.M., Vega, E.I., Marraco, H.G. Polarimetry in the outskirts of NGC 6611. Astron. J. 2006;132(5):1783-1788.http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/507674
