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In this contribution we describe the techniques used to infer properties of the carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs) from the analysis of astronomical data with emphasis on the recent results obtained from so-called single cloud observations. All results seem consistent with large carbonaceous gas phase molecules like PAHs and fullerenes as carriers of the DIBs. We discuss some of the puzzling properties of the DIBs like the variability of DIB strengths and DIB correlations, and summarize recent results which provide constraints for the identification of the carriers.
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Cami, J., Ehrenfreund, P., Foing, B.H. (1999). Observational Constraints on the Carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBS). In: Greenberg, J.M., Li, A. (eds) Formation and Evolution of Solids in Space. NATO ASI Series, vol 523. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4806-1_11
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