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Future Possibilities for Ultraviolet Observations of Interstellar Molecules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

George R. Carruthers
George R. Carruthers*
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375

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Ultraviolet observations of interstellar molecules are currently being obtained primarily with two astronomical satellites, Copernicus (OAO-3) and International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE). The former covers the wavelength range down to 900 Å with 0.05 or 0.2 Å resolution. IUE can observe fainter or more highly reddened stars than Copernicus, with 0.1 Å resolution, but its wavelength range does not include the resonance absorptions of the important interstellar molecules H2, HD, and N2.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 87: Interstellar Molecules , 1980 , pp. 613 - 614
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Copyright © Reidel 1980