... He considers some practical aspects of dependences of the optical properties of cosmic dust analogs on their parameters. ... First results of a systemtic study as well as a detailed comparison of different optical characteristics (cross-sections, phase function, etc.) of some complex shape and structure scatterers and their optical models are presented here and here . ...

... We also analyze Chandra X-ray archive data for the Mon R2 region and find IRS 3 A and IRS 3 C to be sources of hard (3 - 10 keV) and variable X-ray emission , suggesting plasma temperatures of at least 50 в 106 K. The similarity of the X-ray properties to those of Class I protostars suggests magnetic interaction between the protostars and their circumstellar disks to be the origin of the X-ray ... 2002). ... Upper Upper Lower Lower K-band Images of Mon R2 IRS 3. ... X-ray results. ...