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variable property of interest > light extinction Ångström exponent

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light extinction Ångström exponent  

DEFINITION

  • The Ångström exponent obtained for the object's extinction. Variable alpha in relating the extinction at wavelength lambda to the extinction at a different wavelength lambda0: ext(lambda) = ext(lambda0) * [lambda/lambda0] ** (-1 * alpha).

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/lightextinctionÅngströmexponent

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