Remarks on the diffuse interstellar lines
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Symposium - International Astronomical Union
- Vol. 31, 91-93
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900100750
Abstract
It is suggested that the diffuse interstellar lines are produced in the interstellar gas by molecules consisting of a few hydrogen atoms and one other atom, such as CH4+ or NH4. Diffuseness of the lines is assumed to result from predissociation of these molecules.Keywords
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