Empirical relationship of ultraviolet extinction and the interstellar diffuse bands

Details Empirical relationship of ultraviolet extinction and the interstellar diffuse bands Empirical relationship of ultraviolet extinction and the interstellar diffuse bands

May 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981aj.....86..755w&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal, vol. 86, May 1981, p. 755-765.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

33

Diffuse Radiation, Hot Stars, Interstellar Extinction, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Astronomical Netherlands Satellite, Correlation Coefficients, Curve Fitting, Least Squares Method, Red Shift, Spaceborne Astronomy, Stellar Envelopes

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New ultraviolet colors are presented for 110 hot stars. These data are combined with infrared colors and diffuse-band measurements to study the relationship of diffuse interstellar bands (4430, 5780, 6284 A) to the overall extinction curve. Equivalent widths of 5780 A and 6284 A are not well correlated with infrared, visible, or ultraviolet extinction measurements for stars in this sample. The central depth of 4430 A is well correlated with visible and infrared extinction, but less well correlated with UV extinction at 1800 A. The wavelength 4430 A is strongly correlated with the strength of the 2200-A bump. The data suggest that if small grains account for the general rise in UV extinction, the diffuse bands are not formed in these grains. The wavelength 4430 A may well arise in large grains and/or in the material responsible for the 2200-A bump. Correlations with UV extinctions derived by other authors are discussed in detail. It is suggested that definitions of extinction parameters and band shapes, as well as selection effects in small samples of stars, may still compromise conclusions based on correlation studies such as are being attempted.

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