Further tests concerning the hypothesis of H2 the carrier of diffuse interstellar bands

P. C. Hinnen; W. Ubachs

doi:10.1016/0009-2614(96)00302-8

Further tests concerning the hypothesis of H2 the carrier of diffuse interstellar bands

P. C. Hinnen^*, W. Ubachs

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A laboratory search for coincidences of transitions between excited states in H₂ with frequencies of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) was performed employing an XUV-Vis laser-based double-resonance scheme. Single quantum levels of various rovibrational states of the C ¹Π_u state of H₂, populated by means of transitions at 86 nm, were used as intermediate states for the absorption of a visible photon. Although some coincidences are found, a recent hypothesis involving detailed assignments of DIBs to specific transitions in H₂ is not confirmed. Spectral profiles are recorded that mimic characteristic triplet structures and asymmetric lineshapes as observed in DIBs. Based on the present findings the hypothesis of H₂ as the carrier of diffuse interstellar bands is discussed from a more general perspective.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-39
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	254
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(96)00302-8
Publication status	Published - 17 May 1996

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