Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...219..861j&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 219, Feb. 1, 1978, p. 861-869. NSF-supported research;
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
105
Abundance, Chlorine, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Spectra, Phosphorus, Ultraviolet Spectra, Oao 3, Oxygen Atoms, Photoionization, Spaceborne Astronomy
Scientific paper
Copernicus observations of interstellar Cl I, Cl II, and P II UV lines toward 10 stars are reported. Column densities are estimated for each species, and upper limits are computed for HCl column densities. Derivation of the gas-phase abundances of chlorine and phosphorus indicates that the averages of both the chlorine and the phosphorus logarithmic abundances relative to hydrogen are between 5.0 and 5.1. It is suggested that interstellar chlorine may be depleted by about a factor of 3 relative to the solar abundance and that interstellar phosphorus is depleted by a factor of 2 to 3. The results are shown to support the prediction that chlorine is ionized in regions containing primarily atomic oxygen and is neutral in regions where there is a significant amount of molecular hydrogen. The photoionization rate of neutral chlorine toward 15 Mon is estimated, and it is concluded that most chlorine is contained within the gas phase.
Jura Michael
York Don G.
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