Putting the Diffuse Interstellar Bands on the Map – Literally!

van Loon, J. Th.

Abstract

In a quest to further our understanding of the diffuse interstellar medium (ISM) as well as the unidentified carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs), we are mapping DIBs across the sky using hundreds of hot stars as background torches – globular clusters (in particular ω Centauri), nearby stars in and around the Local Bubble, and stars within the Magellanic Clouds. I describe the results so far obtained and our current experiments.

Citation

van Loon, J. T. (2013). Putting the Diffuse Interstellar Bands on the Map – Literally!. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 9(S297), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921313015615

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Feb 21, 2014
• Publication Date: 2013-05
• Deposit Date: Jun 16, 2023
• Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
• Print ISSN: 1743-9213
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9221
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: S297
• Pages: 79-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921313015615
• Keywords: Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science;atlases; surveys; ISM: lines and bands; ISM: molecules; ISM: structure; globular clusters: individual: ω Centauri (NGC 5139); local interstellar matter; Magellanic Clouds