D CLEMENS, J BALLY - people.bu.edu
In this paper we describe a powerful method for mapping the distribution of dust through a
molecular cloud using data obtained in large-scale, multiwavelength, infrared imaging
surveys. This method combines direct measurements of near-infrared color excess and
certain techniques of star counting to derive mean extinctions and map the dust column
density distribution through a cloud at higher angular resolutions and greater optical depths
than those achieved previously by optical star counting. We report the initial results of the …