A Reanalysis of the Ultraviolet Extinction from Interstellar Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud
@article{Misselt1999ARO, title={A Reanalysis of the Ultraviolet Extinction from Interstellar Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud}, author={Karl Anthony Misselt and Geoffrey C. Clayton and Karl D. Gordon}, journal={The Astrophysical Journal}, year={1999}, volume={515}, pages={128 - 139} }
We have reanalyzed the Large Magellanic Cloud's (LMC) ultraviolet (UV) extinction using data from the IUE final archive. Our new analysis takes advantage of the improved signal-to-noise ratio of the IUE NEWSIPS reduction, the exclusion of stars with very low reddening, the careful selection of well-matched comparison stars, and an analysis of the effects of Galactic foreground dust. Differences between the average extinction curves of the 30 Dor region and the rest of the LMC are reduced…
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