IRC +10216 13.3GHz-18.5GHz spectrum

Thirty-five spectral lines of 12 different molecules and radicals were detected in total. Except for SiS, the detected molecules are all carbon-chain molecules, including HC_3_N, HC_5_N, HC_7_N, HC_9_N, C_6_H, C_6_H^-^, C_8_H, SiC_2_, SiC_4_, c-C_3_H_2_, and l-C_5_H.

The presence of rich carbon-bearing molecules is consistent with the identity of IRC +10216 as a carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star. The excitation temperatures and column densities of the observed species are derived by assuming a local thermodynamic equilibrium and homogeneous conditions.