Swan bands are a characteristic of the spectra of carbon stars, comets and of burning hydrocarbon fuels. [1] [2] They are named for the Scottish physicist William Swan, who first studied the spectral analysis of radical diatomic carbon (C2) in 1856. [3]
Swan bands consist of several sequences of vibrational bands scattered throughout the visible spectrum. [4]
Swan bands are a characteristic of the spectra of carbon stars, comets and of burning hydrocarbon fuels. [1] [2] They are named for the Scottish physicist William Swan, who first studied the spectral analysis of radical diatomic carbon (C2) in 1856. [3]
Swan bands consist of several sequences of vibrational bands scattered throughout the visible spectrum. [4]