The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Band Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES)

Journal
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Cami, J.
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Cox, N. L.
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Farhang, A.
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Smoker, J.
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Elyajouri, M.
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Lallement, R.
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Bacalla, X.
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Bhatt, N. H.
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Bron, E.
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Cordiner, M. A.
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de Koter, A. .
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Ehrenfreund, P.
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Evans, C.
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Foing, B. H.
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Javadi, A.
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Joblin, C.
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Kaper, L.
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Khosroshahi, H. G.
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Laverick, M.
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Le Petit, F. .
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Linnartz, H.
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Marshall, C. C.
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Monreal-Ibero, A.
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Roueff, E.
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Royer, P.
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Salama, F.
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Sarre, P. J.
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Smith, K. T.
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Spaans, M.
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van Loon, J. T. .
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Wade, G.
Abstract
The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Band Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES) is a Large Programme that is collecting high-signal-to-noise (S/N) spectra with UVES of a large sample of O and B-type stars covering a large spectral range. The goal of the programme is to extract a unique sample of high-quality interstellar spectra from these data, representing different physical and chemical environments, and to characterise these environments in great detail. An important component of interstellar spectra is the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs), a set of hundreds of unidentified interstellar absorption lines. With the detailed line-of-sight information and the high-quality spectra, EDIBLES will derive strong constraints on the potential DIB carrier molecules. EDIBLES will thus guide the laboratory experiments necessary to identify these interstellar “mystery molecules”, and turn DIBs into powerful diagnostics of their environments in our Milky Way Galaxy and beyond. We present some preliminary results showing the unique capabilities of the EDIBLES programme.
Volume
171
Start page
31
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Issn Identifier
0722-6691
Ads BibCode
2018Msngr.171...31C
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open.access
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