Abstract
Unidentified interstellar absorption bands at λ=3.2 μm and 3.3 μm might be due to amino-acids in bacterial grains.
References
Hoyle, F., Wickramasinghe, N. C., Al-Mufti, S., Olavesen, A. H., and Wickramasinghe, D. T.: 1982,Astrophys. Space Sci., in press.
Pouchert, C. J.: 1981,The Aldrich Library of Infrared Spectra Edition III, Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc.
Salton, M. R. J.: 1960,Microbial Cell Walls, J. Wiley & Sons.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Al-Mufti, S., Olavesen, A.H., Hoyle, F. et al. Interstellar absorptions at λ=3.2 μm and 3.3 μm. Astrophys Space Sci 84, 259–261 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00713643
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00713643