Open AccessFar‐ultraviolet extinction and diffuse interstellar bands
Author(s) -
Megier A.,
Aiello S.,
Barsella B.,
Casu S.,
Krełowski J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04634.x
Subject(s) - physics , extinction (optical mineralogy) , ultraviolet , astrophysics , far ultraviolet , wavelength , interstellar medium , astronomy , optics , spectral line , galaxy
We relate the equivalent widths of the major diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) near 5797 and 5780 Å with different colour excesses, normalized by E(B−V) , which characterize the growth of interstellar extinction in different wavelength ranges. It is demonstrated that the two DIBs correlate best with different parts of the extinction curve, and the ratio of these diffuse bands is best correlated with the far‐ultraviolet (UV) rise. A number of peculiar lines of sight are also found, indicating that the carriers of some DIBs and the far‐UV extinction can be separated in certain environments, e.g. towards the Per OB2 association.