Interstellar K I and NA I absorption lines near rho Ophiuchi

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Absorption Spectra, Interstellar Extinction, Interstellar Matter, Line Shape, Nebulae, Atomic Spectra, Line Spectra, Potassium, Red Shift, Sodium, Stellar Spectra, Water

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Results are reported for photoelectric interferometric scans of the interstellar K I (7699 A) and Na I D1 absorption lines toward rho Oph AB and omicron Sco in the complex of dark clouds near rho Oph. The scans are found to reveal a well-marked line multiplicity toward both stars. It is shown that the resolved components of the line profiles can provide a natural explanation for the difference between the radial velocity of the strongest atomic lines of Na I and Ca II and that of the much weaker molecular lines of CH(+), CH, and CN that was previously observed toward rho Oph. The less saturated 7699-A lines toward both stars yield K I column densities roughly consistent with the calculated interstellar reddening.

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