Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977a%26a....61..339r&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 61, no. 3, Nov. 1977, p. 339-346.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Absorption Cross Sections, Interstellar Extinction, Nebulae, X Ray Absorption, X Ray Astronomy, Astronomical Models, Binary Stars, Cosmic Dust, X Ray Sources
Scientific paper
The X-ray photoabsorption cross sections (per hydrogen atom) of interstellar clouds and the intercloud medium are calculated separately, taking into account abundance evolution, self-blanketing by grains, molecule formation, and ionization structure. A reference cross section describing a neutral monatomic gas of elements in solar abundances is computed for purposes of comparison, the cross section of the intercloud medium is calculated by assuming that 15% of the hydrogen is ionized, and the cross section of the clouds is computed for the cases where all hydrogen is in either molecular or atomic form. A comparison of the reference cross section with the others shows that a cross section is increased relative to the reference if abundances are enhanced or if molecular hydrogen exists and is decreased if atoms exist in grains or if hydrogen is ionized. It is noted that the total cross section will be a linear combination of the cross sections of the clouds and the intercloud medium and can reflect the characteristics of a particular line of sight.
Ride S. K.
Walker Arthur B. C. Jr.
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