Getting the Red Out: a Stellar Approach to Determining Spatial Variations of Interstellar Dust
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By employing two different spectroscopic techniques we have mapped out the variable ISM dust extinction endemic to globular cluster M4. We derive an average E(B−V ) reddening of 0.33 ± 0.01 and R = 3.4±0.4, both in good agreement with previous studies of M4. For individual stars in the most heavily reddened regions of M4, we find E(B − V ) values significantly higher than those inferred by studies of interstellar gas — for heavily reddened regions, the gas measured in column density measurements may not completely trace the dust.
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