Pismis 20: One or two clusters?
We present <i>UBVRI</i> polarimetric observations of stars in the direction of the open cluster Pismis 20 and WR 67. It is found that the observed members segregate polarimetrically into two groups, with different associated mean P<SUB>max</SUB> (4.31 and 6.08% respectively)....
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2003 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| Repositorio: | SEDICI (UNLP) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/84862 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84862 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ciencias Astronómicas ISM: dust, extinction Open clusters and associations: individual: Pis20 Stars: individual: WR67 Technique: polarimetric |
| Sumario: | We present <i>UBVRI</i> polarimetric observations of stars in the direction of the open cluster Pismis 20 and WR 67. It is found that the observed members segregate polarimetrically into two groups, with different associated mean P<SUB>max</SUB> (4.31 and 6.08% respectively). Although in the literature these stars are considered as members of the same cluster, the polarized light from these groups clearly differs. There are two possible explanations: very efficient polarizing dust particles exists between certain members of the cluster; or else Pismis 20 is composed of different groupings superimposed along the line of sight. WR 67 belongs to the group more affected by the dust. |
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