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A review of observational data on interstellar polarization is given. The degree of fluctuation in the direction of the galactic magnetic field is discussed. An empirical formula is given which fits all the observations of the wavelength dependence of interstellar polarization when they are normalized with the wavelength λmax of maximum polarization. Well-defined regions on the sky with values of λmax deviating from an average are found. Values of λmax are correlated with the ratio of total to selective interstellar extinction. A unified wavelength dependence of interstellar extinction is obtained by normalizing the observations with the wavelength λmax of maximum interstellar polarization.
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Serkowski, K. (1973). Interstellar Polarization. In: Greenberg, J.M., Van De Hulst, H.C. (eds) Interstellar Dust and Related Topics. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2661-1_21
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