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Term values for the 1s 2s states of H− are calculated with the use of simple eigenfunction approximations constructed on the basis of available Hartree-type functions for the 1s 2 and 2s 2 states of the ion. The results seem to support a tentative identification of the interstellar diffuse absorption bands at λ4890 and λ6180 as due to negative hydrogen.
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Ingemann-Hilberg, C., Rudkjøbing, M. The 1s 2s states of negative hydrogen. Astrophys Space Sci 6, 101–106 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653621
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653621