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Possible carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIB’s) are considered, with emphasis on carbon containing molecules. It is shown that the observations indicate a molecular carrier of the DIB’s rather than impurities embedded in grains.
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van der Zwet, G. (1987). Possible Carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands. In: Léger, A., d’Hendecourt, L., Boccara, N. (eds) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Astrophysics. NATO ASI Series, vol 191. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4776-4_33
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