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Interstellar extinction from infrared to X-rays: An overview

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Interstellar extinction is presented in a unified picture from the infrared (λ=104 nm or 10 μm) to the X-rays (E=1.25 nm or 10 keV), as a cross-section normalized per hydrogen atom. Analytical expressions for the cross-section covering the whole range are cited or given in the Appendix for computational purposes.

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L'extinction interstellaire est présentée de manière unifiée, de l'infrarouge (104 nm ou 10 μm) jusqu'aux rayons X (1.25 nm ou 10 keV) comme une section efficace normalisée par atome d'hydrogène. Des expressions analytiques de cette section efficace couvrant tout le domaine sont eitées ou données dans l'appendice pour permettre des calculs à l'ordinateur.

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  1. Service d'Astrophysique, Centre d'Études nucléaires de Saclay, F-91191, Gif Sur Yvette Cedex, France

    Ch. E. Ryter

  2. Laboratoire de Radioastronomie millimétrique, École normale supérieure, 24, rue Lhomond, F-75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Ch. E. Ryter

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Ryter, C.E. Interstellar extinction from infrared to X-rays: An overview. Astrophys Space Sci 236, 285–291 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00645150

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