The nature of interstellar absorption bands is examined. A new mechanism for their formation is proposed, specifically resonance absorption of luminescence by frozen organics in grains with identical chemical composition. The possibility of interstellar quasiline absorption is considered. A conceptual scheme for an organic optical filter is proposed. The proposed theory is used to identify a number of absorption bands and the results of a comparative analysis are presented.
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Simonia, I.A. Diffuse Interstellar Bands as Absorption by Frozen Oriented Gas. Astrophysics 62, 79–91 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10511-019-09566-7
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