Ionization of interstellar H2 clouds by supernovae

Details Ionization of interstellar H2 clouds by supernovae Ionization of interstellar H2 clouds by supernovae

Jun 1978

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 67, no. 1, June 1978, p. 115-118.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Gas Ionization, Interstellar Gas, Supernovae, Electron Density (Concentration), H I Regions, Photoionization, Photons, Pulsars, Stellar Models

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Two destruction mechanisms for molecular hydrogen in the H I regions of the interstellar medium were given by Stecher and Williams (1967). The first is dominant in weak radiation fields and involves photon excitation (at about 1000 A) to the first excited electronic state with a subsequent decay into the vibrational continuum of the ground state. The second destruction mechanism is dominant in the strong photon fields that exist when a supernova explosion occurs. It involves photoionization (at about 1000 A) from metastable high vibrational levels produced by photon excitation (in the same wavelength range) to an excited electronic state and subsequent decay to bound vibrational levels. It is shown that ionization of molecular hydrogen can occur at considerable distances from such supernova events while the atomic hydrogen remains neutral. The effect should be observable in the dispersion measures of new pulsars.

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