Enigmatic extinction: an investigation of the 2175 Å extinction bump in M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy

Dust is a critical component of the universe, affecting energy flow and the dynamics of star and planetary disk evolution. The light we measure when observing the universe is absorbed and scattered (extinguished) by dust. Studies indicate that active formation of high mass stars modifies the ultravi...

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Main Author: Danowski, Meredith
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/19162