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Interstellar extinction: a parametrical study by using laboratory data.

Mennella, V.; Colangeli, L.; Rotundi, A. +2 more

The authors present a comparative study between laboratory data, astronomical observations and theoretical models in order to provide a contribution to the characterization of cosmic-dust properties. In particular, they propose a parametrization of the amorphous-carbon extinction curve. The laboratory extinction measurements, performed in the extr…