Bibcode
DOI
Chlewicki, G.; van der Zwet, G. P.; van Ijzendoorn, L. J.; Greenberg, J. M.; Alvarez, P. P.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 305, June 1, 1986, p. 455-466. Research supported by the Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie and Kerkhoven-Boscha Foundation.
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1986
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Description
The authors have measured the intensities of several diffuse
interstellar bands in intermediate resolution spectra (0.35 - 0.65
Å) of heavily reddened early-type stars in three associations: Cas
OB6, Be 87, and Cyg OB2. The extinction is attributed mostly to material
at intermediate densities between molecular clouds and the diffuse
medium. The degree of correlation with EB-V separates the
lines into at least two groups. The analysis of line profiles reveals a
wide variety of shapes even among strongly correlated lines, ranging
from a nearly symmetric Lorentzian for λ6284 to a highly complex
multiple structure of λ6203+λ6205. These observational
facts appear to preclude the origin of the lines in bulk solid particles
and favor their explanation as vibronic transitions in large molecules.