C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 5

View C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 5

Presenter: Colin Byfleet

Published: January 2016

Age: 18-22 and upwards

Views: 6481 views

Tags: C60;C60+;Carbon60;carbon60+;diffuse;interstellar;spectrum

Type: Lectures

Source/institution: GEOSET Studios FSU


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It seems likely that C60+ will act as a stable site for a wide variety of adducts and that these entities will contribute to the Diffuse Interstellar Bands.  John Maier’s group in Basel is looking for species like C60(Fe)+.