R. Indebetouw et al. 2005 ApJ 619 931 doi:10.1086/426679
R. Indebetouw1,2, J. S. Mathis1, B. L Babler1, M. R. Meade1, C. Watson1, B. A. Whitney3, M. J. Wolff3, M. G. Wolfire4, M. Cohen5, T. M. Bania6, R. A. Benjamin7, D. P. Clemens6, J. M. Dickey8, J. M. Jackson6, H. A. Kobulnicky9, A. P. Marston10, E. P. Mercer6, J. R. Stauffer11, S. R. Stolovy11 and E. Churchwell1
Show affiliationsWe determine and tabulate A[λ]/AK, the wavelength dependence of interstellar extinction, in the Galactic plane for 1.25 μm ≤ λ ≤ 8.0 μm along two lines of sight: l = 42° and 284°. The first is a relatively quiescent and unremarkable region; the second contains the giant H II region RCW 49, as well as a "field" region unrelated to the cluster and nebulosity. Areas near these Galactic longitudes were imaged at J, H, and K bands by 2MASS and at 3-8 μm by Spitzer for the GLIMPSE Legacy program. We measure the mean values of the color excess ratios (A[λ] - AK)/(AJ - AK) directly from the color distributions of observed stars. The extinction ratio between two of the filters, e.g., AJ/AK, is required to calculate A[λ]/AK from those measured ratios. We use the apparent JHK magnitudes of giant stars along our two sight lines and fit the reddening as a function of magnitude (distance) to determine AJ kpc-1, AK kpc-1, and AJ/AK. Our values of A[λ]/AK show a flattening across the 3-8 μm wavelength range, roughly consistent with the extinction measurements derived by Lutz and coworkers for the sight line toward the Galactic center.
Issue 2 (2005 February 1)
Received 2004 June 17, accepted for publication 2004 October 8
R. Indebetouw et al. 2005 ApJ 619 931
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