Near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands in APOGEE telluric standard star spectra: weak bands and comparisons with optical counterparts

Abstract

Information on the existence and properties of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) outside the optical domain is still limited. Additional infra-red (IR) measurements and IR-optical correlative studies are needed to constrain DIB carriers and locate various absorbers in 3D maps of the interstellar matter. We extended our study of H-band DIBs in Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) Telluric Standard Star (TSS) spectra. We used the strong 15273A band to select the most and least absorbed targets. We used individual spectra of the former subsample to extract weaker DIBs, and we searched the two stacked series for differences that could indicate additional bands. High-resolution NARVAL and SOPHIE optical spectra for a subsample of 55 TSS targets were additionally recorded for NIR/optical correlative studies. From the TSS spectra we extract a catalog of measurements of the poorly studied 15617, 15653, and 15673A DIBs in about 300 sightlines, we obtain a first accurate determination of their rest wavelength and constrained their intrinsic width and shape. In addition, we studied the relationship between these weak bands and the strong 15273A DIB. We provide a first or second confirmation of several other weak DIBs that have been proposed based on different instruments, and we add new constraints on their widths and locations. We finally propose two new DIB candidates. We compared the strength of the 15273A absorptions with their optical counterparts 5780, 5797, 6196, 6283, and 6614A. Using the 5797-5780 ratio as a tracer of shielding against the radiation field, we showed that the 15273A DIB carrier is significantly more abundant in unshielded (sigma-type) clouds, and it responds even more strongly than the 5780A band carrier to the local ionizing field.

15 pages, 40 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy&Astrophysics

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