Empirical determination of the shape of dust attenuation curves in star-forming galaxies

Vivienne Wild, Stephane Charlot, Jarle Brinchmann et al. ADS

There are a variety of dust extinction and attenuation laws used in the literature. Here we measure empirically for the first time the effective attenuation law for light coming from star-forming galaxies. We show how the wavelength dependence varies with galaxy properties such as whether there is a dominant bulge, specific star formation and inclination.
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Improved redshifts for SDSS quasar spectra

Paul Hewett, Vivienne Wild ADS and the catalog

SDSS QSO redshifts with fewer systematics: see the key figures and download the tables from the paper here. New DR7 QSO catalogue now available!
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