The Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula: A Polarization Study with High Angular Resolution
N. Ageorges, O. Fischer, B. Stecklum, A. Eckart, T. Henning;
ApJ, 1996, 463, L101

ABSTRACT:We performed high-angular resolution imaging polarimetry of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula (Cha IRN) in the J and H bands. In this Letter, we present a polarization map in the H band. These new measurements, together with previous polarization data, are interpreted using a Monte Carlo model for radiative transfer. As a result of these calculations, we derive properties of the circumstellar dust configuration of Cha IRN.
KEYWORDS: infrared: general, polarization, scattering, stars: formation, stars: pre--main-sequence
PERSOKEY:POLARISATION, NIR, REFLECTION NEBULA, ,
CODE: ageorges96