A possible sets of diffuse bands originating at the same carrier

Citation
T. Weselak et al., A possible sets of diffuse bands originating at the same carrier, ASTRON ASTR, 377(2), 2001, pp. 677-686
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
14320746 → ACNP
Volume
377
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
677 - 686
Database
ISI
SICI code
1432-0746(200110)377:2<677:APSODB>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
This paper discusses measurements of eight selected diffuse interstellar ba nds (DIBs): lambda lambda 5793, 5809, 5819, 5828, 6196, 6397, 6614 and 6660 performed in high resolution, high S/N spectra of 41 reddened stars. Centr al depths, considered less error-prone than equivalent widths, are measured and mutual correlations between the selected DIBs are analyzed. Tight corr elations between the DIBs: 5809, 6196, 6614 and 6660 may suggest their comm on origin despite their widths differing by a factor of up to 2. The perfor med simulations prove that this fact does not preclude a common, molecular carrier of such features.