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Data-driven models of stellar spectra are useful tools to study non-stellar information, such as the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs) caused by intervening interstellar material. Using $\sim 55000$ spectra of $\sim 17000$ red clump stars…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-08 Kevin A. McKinnon , Melissa K. Ness , Constance M. Rockosi , Puragra Guhathakurta

We present a comprehensive survey of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in $0.91-1.32\mu$m with a newly-developed near-infrared (NIR) spectrograph, WINERED, mounted on the Araki 1.3 m Telescope in Japan. We obtained high-resolution…

We present an investigation of small-scale-structure in the distribution of large molecules/dust in the interstellar medium through observations of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). High signal-to-noise optical spectra were recorded…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Martin A. Cordiner , Stephen J. Fossey , Arfon M. Smith , Peter J. Sarre

This paper presents a spectral survey of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in the NIR range, from 0.9 to 2.5 micron. The observations were designed to detect new DIBs, confirm previously proposed NIR DIBs, and characterise their behaviour…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-10-01 N. L. J. Cox , J. Cami , L. Kaper , P. Ehrenfreund , B. H. Foing , B. B. Ochsendorf , S. H. M. van Hooff , F. Salama

We divide some of the observed diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) into families which appear to have spectral structures of single species. Three different methods are applied to separate such families, exploring the best approach for future…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Bogdan Wszolek , Wlodzimierz Godlowski

We present observations which probe the small-scale structure of the interstellar medium using diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). Towards HD 168075/6 in the Eagle Nebula, significant differences in DIB absorption are found between the two…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-10-24 Keith T. Smith , Martin A. Cordiner , Peter J. Sarre

We have investigated the behaviour of three strong near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) at {\lambda}13177 {\AA}, {\lambda}14680 {\AA}, and {\lambda}15272 {\AA}, on a larger sample of sightlines and over a wider range of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-28 R. Castellanos , F. Najarro , M. Garcia , L. R. Patrick , T. R. Geballe

DIBs are ubiquitous in stellar spectra. Traditionally, they have been studied through their extraction from hot stars, because of their smooth continuum. In an era where there are several going-on or planned massive Galactic surveys using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-08 A. Monreal-Ibero , R. Lallement

The paper describes profile broadening and peak wavelength variation of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) measured for 46 lines of sight, probably caused by physical properties of intervening clouds. Full width at half maximum of four…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-30 J. Krełowski , G. A. Galazutdinov , P. Gnaciński , R. Hakalla , W. Szajna , R. Siebenmorgen

Using over a million and a half extragalactic spectra we study the correlations of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs) in the Milky Way. We measure the correlation between DIB strength and dust extinction for 142 DIBs using 24 stacked…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 Dalya Baron , Dovi Poznanski , Darach Watson , Yushu Yao , Nick L. J. Cox , J. Xavier Prochaska

Context: There have been many attempts to identify families of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) with perfectly correlating band strengths. Although major efforts have been made to classify broadly based DIB families and important insights…

Looking for spectroscopic families in the whole set of discovered diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) is an indirect trial of solving the problem of DIBs' carriers. Basing on optical high resolution spectra, covering the range from 5655 to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-11 K. Bryndal , B. Wszolek

Context. The identification of the carriers of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) remains one of the long-standing mysteries in astronomy. The detection of a polarisation signal in a DIB profile can be used to distinguish between a dust or…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-08-11 N. L. J. Cox , P. Ehrenfreund , B. H. Foing , L. d'Hendecourt , F. Salama , P. J. Sarre

We investigate the diffuse interstellar band (DIB) spectrum in the interstellar medium of M31. The DEIMOS spectrograph of the W. M. Keck observatory was used to make optical spectroscopic observations of two supergiant stars, MAG 63885 and…

The diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) are absorption features observed in optical and near-infrared spectra that are thought to be associated with carbon-rich polyatomic molecules in interstellar gas. However, because the central…

The diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) are ubiquitous absorption spectral features arising from the tenuous material in the space between stars -- the interstellar medium (ISM). Since their first detection nearly nine decades ago, over 400…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 F. Y. Xiang , Aigen Li , J. X. Zhong

Information on the existence and properties of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) outside the optical domain is still limited. Additional infra-red (IR) measurements and IR-optical correlative studies are needed to constrain DIB carriers and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-13 M. Elyajouri , R. Lallement , A. Monreal-Ibero , L. Capitanio , N. L. J. Cox

Echelle spectra of HD 183143 [B7Iae, E(B-V) = 1.27] were obtained on three nights, at a resolving power R = 38,000 and with a signal-to-noise ratio ~1000 at 6400 A in the final, combined spectrum. A catalog is presented of 414 diffuse…

We have compared the B-V colour excess, E(B-V), obtained for a sample of five optically visible massive YSOs both from diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in their spectra and from their optical continuum slopes. Our targets are HD 200775,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Rene D. Oudmaijer , Graeme Busfield , Janet E. Drew

A high spectral resolution investigation of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in the near-infrared ($YJ$ band) is conducted to test new methods, to confirm and improve existing parameters, and to search for new DIBs. Methods: The CRyogenic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-09-02 A. Ebenbichler , A. Postel , N. Przybilla , A. Seifahrt , D. Weßmayer , W. Kausch , M. Firnstein , K. Butler , A. Kaufer , H. Linnartz