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Interstellar extinction towards the inner Galactic Bulge

M. Schultheis, S. Ganesh, G. Simon, A. Omont, C. Alard, J. Borsenberger, E. Copet, N. Epchtein, P. Fouque, H. Habing

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9908349

Abstract

DENIS observations in the J (1.2 micron) and KS (2.15 micron) bands together with isochrones calculated for the RGB and AGB phase are used to draw an extinction map of the inner Galactic Bulge. The uncertainty in this method is mainly limited by the optical depth of the Bulge itself. A comparison with fields of known extinction shows a very good agreement. We present an extinction map for the inner Galactic Bulge (approx. 20 sq. deg.)

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