Abstract
We present linear and circular imaging polarimetry observations of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, a bipolar reflection nebula in the Chamaeleon I dark cloud, at near infrared (JHKn) wavelengths. The detection of both high degrees of linear polarisation and a significant degree of circular polarisation in the extended nebulosity allows us to comment on the scattering geometry and the range of particle sizes present.
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Gledhill, T.M., Chrysostomou, A., Hough, J.H. (1996). Linear and Circular Imaging Polarimetry of the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula. In: Käufl, H.U., Siebenmorgen, R. (eds) The Role of Dust in the Formation of Stars. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68594-4_8
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