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Preface: Special Session SpS16 Unexplained Spectral Phenomena in the Interstellar Medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

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There are several outstanding mysteries in interstellar medium spectroscopy which have remained unsolved after decades of effort. The diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) have been known for almost a century (Heger 1922). Although more than 400 bands from the near UV to near infrared have been detected, none of them has been identified. In the Milky Way Galaxy, DIBs have been seen towards over one hundred stars. In the Magellanic Clouds, DIBs have been seen in the spectrum of SN 1987A as well as in the spectra of reddened stars (Ehrenfreund et al. 2002). DIB carriers in the interstellar medium of external galaxies can be probed by supernovae (Sollerman et al. 2005), and DIBs have been detected in external galaxies with redshifts up to 0.5 (Sarre 2006).

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 695 - 696
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