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Iglesias-Groth, S.
Referencia bibliográfica
Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics X, Proceedings of the XIII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society held on July 16-20, 2018, in Salamanca, Spain, ISBN 978-84-09-09331-1. B. Montesinos, A. Asensio Ramos, F. Buitrago, R. Schödel, E. Villaver, S. Pérez-Hoyos, I. Ordóñez-Etxeberria (eds.) p. 328-334
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2019
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Results on theoretical work, astronomical observations and laboratory
measurements of the new form of carbon known as fullerenes and their
hydrogenated forms (fulleranes) are reviewed. These molecules can be
responsible for diffuse interstellar bands, for the UV bump, a prominent
feature in the extinction curves observed in many lines of sight of our
Galaxy and other galaxies, and the anomalous microwave emission
discovered in several regions of star formation, in molecular clouds and
HII regions. Recent detections of fullerene C_{60} and C_{70} in various
astrophysical contexts from reflection nebulae to planetary nebulae and
protoplanetary disks reinforce the hypothesis that fullerenes and
fulleranes are common in the interstellar medium and could contribute
significantly to extinction. Another potential agent of anomalous
microwave emission processes and interstellar extinction bands are
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Identification of the simplest
PAHs, naphthalene and anthracene, in the interstellar medium is also
discussed.