Far-ultraviolet Diffuse Emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud

dc.contributor.author	Pradhan, A. C
dc.contributor.author	Pathak, A
dc.contributor.author	Murthy, J
dc.date.accessioned	2010-08-19T11:54:57Z
dc.date.available	2010-08-19T11:54:57Z
dc.date.issued	2010-08
dc.identifier.citation	The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 718, No. 2, pp. L141- L144	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5222
dc.description.abstract	We present the first observations of diffuse radiation in the far-ultraviolet (FUV; 1000-1150 Å) from the Large Magellanic Cloud based on observations made with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer. The fraction of the total radiation in the field emitted as diffuse radiation is typically 5%-20% with a high of 45% near N70 where there are few exciting stars, indicating that much of the emission is not due to nearby stars. Much less light is scattered in the FUV than at longer wavelengths, with the stellar radiation going into heating the interstellar dust.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	IOP Publishing	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/718/2/L141	en
dc.relation.uri	http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3912
dc.rights	© IOP Publishing	en
dc.subject	Magellanic Clouds	en
dc.subject	Ultraviolet: ISM	en
dc.title	Far-ultraviolet Diffuse Emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud	en
dc.type	Article	en