articleThe Astrophysical JournalMay 7, 2013BRONZE OA

REDDENING AND EXTINCTION TOWARD THE GALACTIC BULGE FROM OGLE-III: THE INNER MILKY WAY'S R V ∼ 2.5 EXTINCTION CURVE

DMDavid M. NatafAGAndrew GouldPFPascal FouquéOAOscar A. GonzalezJAJennifer A. Johnson

Australian National University · The Ohio State University · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

We combine VI photometry from OGLE-III with VISTA Variables in The Via Lactea survey and Two Micron All Sky Survey measurements of E(J-Ks ) to resolve the longstanding problem of the non-standard optical extinction toward the Galactic bulge. We show that

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  • DM
    David M. NatafCorresponding

    Australian National University, The Ohio State University

  • AG
    Andrew Gould

    The Ohio State University

  • PF
    Pascal Fouqué

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie

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    Oscar A. Gonzalez

    European Southern Observatory

  • JA
    Jennifer A. Johnson

    The Ohio State University

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Keywords
  • Bulge
  • Milky Way
  • Extinction (optical mineralogy)
  • Red clump
  • Galaxy
  • Galactic Center
  • Photometry (optics)
  • Stars
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