TY - T1 - Near-infrared scattering as a dust diagnostic SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/242418 T3 - A1 - Saajasto, Mika; Juvela, Mika; Malinen, Johanna A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Context. Regarding the evolution of dust grains from diffuse regions of space to dense molecular cloud cores, many questions remain open. Scattering at near-infrared wavelengths, or "cloudshine", can provide information on cloud structure, dust properties, and the radiation field that is complementary to mid-infrared "coreshine" and observations of dust emission at longer wavelengths. Aims. We examine the possibility of using near-infrared scattering to constrain the local radiation field and th... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - ISM: dust, extinction; ISM: clouds; ISM: structure; scattering; radiative transfer; TRANSLUCENT CLOUD; INTERSTELLAR GRAINS; RADIATIVE-TRANSFER; ISO OBSERVATIONS; MU-M; EMISSION; POPULATIONS; SEXTRACTOR; LIGHT; 115 Astronomy, Space science; 114 Physical sciences N1 - PP - ER -