VLT/X-Shooter survey of near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands

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N. L. J. Cox · KU Leuven

J. Cami · Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

L. Kaper · University of Amsterdam

P. Ehrenfreund · Space Science Institute

Bernard Foing · European Space Research and Technology Centre

B. Acke · Leiden University

S. H. M. van Hooff ·

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Context. The unknown identity of the diffuse interstellar band (DIB) carriers poses one of the longest standing unresolved problems in astrophysics. While the presence, properties, and behaviour of hundreds of optical DIBs between 4000 Å and 9000 Å have been well established, information on DIBs in both the ultra-violet and near-infrared (NIR) ranges is limited.

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 569, pp. A117-A117

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201323061

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VLT/X-Shooter survey of near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands

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