Grain size limits derived from 3.6 mu m and 4.5 mu m coreshine
: Steinacker J, Andersen M, Thi WF, Paladini R, Juvela M, Bacmann A, Pelkonen VM, Pagani L, LefSvre C, Henning T, Noriega-Crespo A
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
: 2015
Astronomy and Astrophysics
: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
: ASTRON ASTROPHYS
: ARTN A70
: 582
: 23
: 1432-0746
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425434
Conclusions. Considering surface brightness ratios in the 3.6 and 4.5 mu m bands across a molecular cloud core is an effective method of disentangling the complex interplay of structure and opacities when used in combination with observed limits of the optical depth.