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X-Shooter Survey of Near-Infrared DIBs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2014

N. L. J. Cox ,
J. Cami ,
L. Kaper ,
B. H. Foing ,
P. Ehrenfreund ,
B. B. Ochsendorf ,
S. H. M. van Hooff  and
F. Salama
N. L. J. Cox
Affiliation:
Instituut voor Sterrenkunde, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium email: nick@ster.kuleuven.be
J. Cami
Affiliation:
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
L. Kaper
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
B. H. Foing
Affiliation:
ESA/RSSD-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
P. Ehrenfreund
Affiliation:
George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
B. B. Ochsendorf
Affiliation:
Leiden Observatory, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
S. H. M. van Hooff
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
F. Salama
Affiliation:
NASA-Ames Research Center, Space Science & Astrobiology Division, California, USA
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Abstract

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We present the first results of an exploratory VLT/X-Shooter survey of near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in diffuse to translucent interstellar clouds. These observations confirm the presence of recently discoved NIR DIBs and provide more accurate rest wavelengths and line widths. Example spectra are shown for the reddened, AV ~ 10 mag, line-of-sight towards the distant binary system 4U 1907+09.

Keywords

infrared: ISMISM: lines and bandsISMclouds
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S297: The Diffuse Interstellar Bands , May 2013 , pp. 103 - 105
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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