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

• Published in: Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 569; p. A117
• Main Authors: Cox, N. L. J., Cami, J., Kaper, L., Ehrenfreund, P., Foing, B. H., Ochsendorf, B. B., van Hooff, S. H. M., Salama, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 01.09.2014
• Subjects: dust; extinction; ISM: lines and bands; line: identification; line: profiles

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...