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Extragalactic astronomy

an empirical dust attenuation curve for star-forming galaxies, flatter than Milky Way extinction and lacking the ultraviolet bump.

In extragalactic astronomy, Calzetti attenuation law refers to an empirical dust attenuation curve for star-forming galaxies, flatter than Milky Way extinction and lacking the ultraviolet bump. This meaning comes from Calzetti (2000) in The Astrophysical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Calzetti, D., Armus, L., Bohlin, R. C., Kinney, A. L., Koornneef, J., & Storchi‐Bergmann, T. (2000). The Dust Content and Opacity of Actively Star‐forming Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 533(2), 682-695. https://doi.org/10.1086/308692

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