VLT/X-Shooter survey of near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands

2014/07/11 by N. L. J. Cox, J. Cami, L. Kaper +7 · 81 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Angstrom #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Atmospheric Ozone and Climate #Chemistry #Crystallography #Emission spectrum #Equivalent width #Near-infrared spectroscopy #Observatory #Optics #Physics #Spectral line #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323061

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 569, A117 (EDP Sciences) · Accepted for publication in A&A. 13 pages. Revision

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Abstract

Context. The unknown identity of the diffuse interstellar band (DIB) carriers poses one of the longest standing unresolved problems in astrophysics. While the presence, properties, and behaviour of hundreds of optical DIBs between 4000 Å and 9000 Å have been well established, information on DIBs in both the ultra-violet and near-infrared (NIR) ranges is limited.

Citations

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• A Method of Correcting Near‐Infrared Spectra for Telluric Absorption1
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