Spectropolarimetry of the 3.4 micron Feature in the Diffuse ISM toward the Galactic Center Quintuplet Cluster

J. E. Chiar, A. J. Adamson, D. C. B. Whittet +6

Aliphatic hydrocarbons exhibit an absorption feature at 3.4 micron observed toward sources that sample diffuse regions of the interstellar medium. The absorbers responsible for thi…