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Oscillator Strengths for Visible and Ultraviolet Observations of Interstellar Molecules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Peter L. Smith*
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 U. S. A.

Abstract

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The accuracy of the information obtained from observations of optical-wavelength, molecular absorption features in interstellar clouds is directly limited by the accuracy of the rotational-line oscillator strengths used in the analysis of data. This paper briefly discusses optical observations of molecules in interstellar clouds; surveys molecular lifetime and oscillator strengths; and reviews laboratory techniques for obtaining these data.

Type
Basic Studies
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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