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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the diffuse interstellar bands: a survey
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Salama, F. Galazutdinov, G. A. Musaev, F. A. Allamandola, L. J. Krelowski, J. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | We discuss the proposal relating the origin of some of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) to neutral and ionized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in interstellar clouds. Laboratory spectra of several PAHs, isolated at low temperature in inert gas matrices, are compared with an extensive set of astronomical spectra of reddened, early type stars. From this comparison, it is concluded that PAN ions are good candidates to explain some of the DIBs. Unambiguous assignments are difficult, however, due to the shift in wavelengths and the band broadening induced in the laboratory spectra by the solid matrix. Definitive band assignments and, ultimately, the test of the of the proposal that PAH ions carry some of the DIB must await the availability of gas-phase measurements in the laboratory. The present assessment offers a guideline for future laboratory experiments by allowing the preselection of promising PAH molecules to be studied in jet expansions. |
| File Size | 1132375 |
| Page Count | 34 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030014814 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4qk2c22f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1999-02-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Molecular Clouds Vapor Phases Gas Expansion Diffuse Interstellar Bands Astronomical Spectroscopy Early Stars Rare Gases Interstellar Matter Low Temperature Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |