The opacity of spiral disks
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The opacity of spiral disks
（NATO ASI series, Series C ; Mathematical and physical sciences ; 469）
Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1995
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"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on The Opacity of Spiral Disks, Cardiff, Wales, July 25-29, 1994"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The theme of the study is the determination of just how much of a galaxy's stellar output is reprocessed through the interstellar medium. Many techniques are described and observations over a wide range of wavelengths are discussed.
Table of Contents
- Introductory Remarks
- M. Disney. Interstellar grain evolution and temperatures in spiral galaxies
- J. Mayo Greenberg, A. Li. Radiative transfer models
- G. Bruzual A. Radiative transfer in dusty galaxies
- A.N. Witt. Opacity Diagnostics in spiral galaxies
- N.D. Kylafis. Modelling dusty galaxies
- G. Magris C., G. Bruzual A. Inclination-dependence of spiral galaxy physical properties: history and tests
- D. Burstein, et al. Why a distance selection effect invalidates the Burstein, Haynes and Faber opacity test
- J.I. Davies, et al. Statistical tests for opacity
- E.A. Valentijn. Statistical measures of internal absorption in spiral galaxies
- B. Cunow. The distribution of galactic inclinations
- H. Jones, et al. Optical thickness of Sb-Scd galaxies from the Tully-Fisher relation
- L. Gouguenhei, et al. Extinction in Sc galaxies at I band and in the 21cm line
- R. Giovanelli. Extinction in the galaxy and in galactic disks
- G. de Vaucouleurs. Properties of dust in backlit galaxies
- W. Keel, R.E. White. The optical depth through NGC 3314A
- P. James, P. Puxley. Dust extinction in highly inclined spirals
- J. Knapen, et al. An optical search for dusty disks
- M. Naslund, S. Jorsater. Photometric asymmetry and dust opacity of spiral galaxies
- Y.I. Byun. The scale-length test for dust in face-on spirals
- J.E. Beckman, et al. Colour gradients in spiral galaxies
- S. Courteau, J. Holtzman. Constraints on the opacity of spiral disks from near-infrared observations
- H.W. Rix. Arcsecond resolution of cold dust in spiral galaxies using optical and NIR imaging - dust masses increase by 900 percent
- D.L. Block, et al. Unveiling stars and dust in spiral galaxies
- R.F. Pelletier, et al. Azimuthal distribution of dust in NGC 2997
- P. Grosbol, et al. Internal extinction in spiral galaxies at optical and near infrared wavelengths
- A. Boselli, G. Gavazzi. The opacity of spiral galaxy disks
- N. Devereux. The far infrared/stellar energy balance
- R. Evans. Opacity from luminosity functions
- M. Trewhella, et al. Estimating disk opacities using infrared images
- W. van Driel. DIRBE observations of galactic extinction
- R.G. Arendt, et al. Kinematics of edge-on galaxies and the opacity of spiral disks
- A. Bosma. Spectroscopic studies of the disk and halo of M82
- C.D. McKeith, et al. Disk origin and evolution
- J. Silk. The luminosity and opacity of galaxies
- B. Wang. Dust obscuration in starburst galaxies
- D. Calzetti. Polarimetry of dusty edge-on galaxies
- R.D. Wolstencroft, S.M. Scarrott. HII regions and extinction in the spiral galaxy M83
- S. Ryder, et al. A search for dust in galactic halos
- D. Zaritsky. Concluding thoughts and reflections: dust in galaxies
- H.A. Thronson Jr.
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