NASA NTRS · 19890052529
Laboratory simulation of dust spectra
Abstract
Laboratory studies of the IR spectra of interstellar dust are reviewed. Studies of the absorption spectra of dense molecular clouds are discussed, including methods to produce interstellar ice analogues, simulations of astronomical spectra, and IR absorption features caused by ices. Comparisons are made between observational and experimental results of interstellar dust studies. Also, the interstellar emission features associated with dusty regions exposed to UV radiation are examined, including bands related to PAHs and PAH-related materials. It is shown that interstellar spectra are more consistant with emission from free PAHs than with emission from particles.
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Allamandola, L. J., Sandford, S. A.. 1988-01-01. Laboratory simulation of dust spectra. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890052529
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