Fractal structure of interstellar cirrus
D. Bazell, F. X. Desert;
ApJ, 1988, 333, 353
ABSTRACT:The paper investigates the fractal structure of some of the infrared cirrus discovered by IRAS.
The clouds studied are characterized by a
perimeter with fractal dimension 1.26 + or - 0.04 using the method of
Lovejoy.
This dimension was found to be essentially constant from region to
region.
Methods of calculating this dimension are compared and the relation of this
quantity to some other observable cloud properties is discussed.
KEYWORDS: fractals, infrared sources (astronomy), interstellar matter, molecular clouds, carbon monoxide, h i regions, infrared astronomy satellite, zodiacal dust
PERSOKEY:turbulence, ,
CODE: bazell88