Infrared cirrus
{{Short description|Cloudlike galactic structures}}
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Infrared cirrus or galactic cirrus are galactic filamentary structures seen in space over most of the sky that emit far-infrared light. The name is given because the structures are cloud-like in appearance. These structures were first detected by the Infrared Astronomy Satellite at wavelengths of 60 and 100 micrometres.
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References
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| title=Infrared cirrus - New components of the extended infrared emission
| last1=Low | first1=F. J. | last2=Young | first2=E.
| last3=Beintema | first3=D. A. | last4=Gautier | first4=T. N.
| last5=Beichman | first5=C. A. | last6=Aumann | first6=H. H.
| last7=Gillett | first7=F. C. | last8=Neugebauer | first8=G.
| last9=Boggess | first9=N. | last10=Emerson | first10=J. P.
| journal=Astrophysical Journal, Part 2
| volume=278 | date=March 1, 1984 | pages=L19−L22
| doi=10.1086/184213 | bibcode=1984ApJ...278L..19L }}
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External links
- [https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507587 Molecular Hydrogen in Infrared Cirrus], Kristen Gillmon, J. Michael Shull, 2006 Abstract
- [https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507587 PDF Paper]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060911043848/http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Science/science_cases/dowell_v2.pdf The Physics of Infrared Cirrus], C. Darren Dowell, Roger H. Hildebrand, Alexandre Lazarian, Michael W. Werner, Ellen Zweibel
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