Determining the extinction through dark clouds

Authors
Teixeira, TC Emerson, JP
Citation
Tc. Teixeira et Jp. Emerson, Determining the extinction through dark clouds, ASTRON ASTR, 351(1), 1999, pp. 303-308
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
351
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
303 - 308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(199911)351:1<303:DTETDC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We discuss the problem of a consistent determination of the visual extincti on to objects in and behind a dark cloud. The use of near-infrared colours is discussed, in particular the H-R colours. We concentrate on the uncertai nties, with emphasis on the extinction law and on the intrinsic colours of the young stars embedded in a dark cloud. The cases of the two intensively studied nearby star-forming clouds, Taurus and Ophiuchus, are addressed.