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Laboratory data on the spectra of CO adsorbed on small MgO particles show that CO absorption leads to a weakening of the 220 nm band together with a shift of this band to shorter wavelengths. CO adsorption also results in the formation of a cyclic CO carbon ion that absorbs at 2.15 μm−1. It is shown that this band provides a close match to a major component of the very broad structure seen in interstellar extinction at the same energy. Effects of CO adsorption on the 220 nm band and VUV extinction are discussed in light of recent observational data on stars with peculiar extinction curves.
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Duley, W.W. CO adsorption and the optical properties of interstellar grains. Astrophys Space Sci 92, 45–51 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653587
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