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| - Research Note Interstellar polarization at high galactic latitudes from distant stars
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| - We present the first results of our interstellar polarization programme for the South Galactic Pole ( $b< -70\degr$). The new observations (43 stars) combined with previously published data show that there is a substantial interstellar polarization in this area of the sky. Starting at a distance of 300 pc, we have found stars with $P > 0.3\%$ including one for which $P \approx 0.6\%$. These measurements lead to the conclusion that there is a significant amount of interstellar dust at high south galactic latitudes. Futhermore, there is a remarkable alignment seen over the South Polar Cap: for most stars the directions of polarization vectors are aligned with the longitude $l \approx 80\degr$, close to the expected direction of the global magnetic field. In this respect the SGP seems to differ strongly from its northern counterpart.
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