Bibcode
Manchado, A.; Díaz-Luis, J. J.; García-Hernández, D. A.; Cataldo, F.
Referencia bibliográfica
The Diffuse Interstellar Bands, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 297, pp. 223-225
Fecha de publicación:
2
2014
Número de citas
2
Número de citas referidas
2
Descripción
Large fullerenes and fullerene-based molecules have been proposed as
carriers of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). The recent detection of
the most common fullerenes (C60 and C70) around
some Planetary Nebulae (PNe) now enable us to study the DIBs in
fullerene-rich space environments. We have studied the presence of DIBs
in the optical spectra (~3300-9400 Å) of two fullerene-containing
PNe (Tc 1 and M 1-20). Special attention is given to DIBs which are
found to be unusually intense in fullerene-containing PNe; several of
these DIBS have not previously been reported. Fullerenes larger than
C60 (and C70) and multishell fullerenes may be
possible candidate carriers for the unusual DIBs seen in fullerene-rich
environments.