Isotopic abundance of CO in interstellar clouds

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Abundance, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon 13, Interstellar Gas, Ultraviolet Radiation, Carbon 12, Galactic Evolution, Hydrogen Ions, Ionic Reactions, Molecular Ions, Time Dependence

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The fractional abundances of the isotopic species of carbon monoxide in interstellar clouds are calculated on a basis of gas-phase ion-molecule reactions. The (C-13)O/(C-12)O ratio varies significantly with extinction of the ultraviolet radiation field, and in the outer regions of dark dense clouds (C-13)O may be enhanced by a factor of 10. The observational interpretation of the CO to H2 or interstellar-reddening relation and the isotopic abundances of carbon are complicated by these effects.

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