Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Nov 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...381l..17c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 381, Nov. 1, 1991, p. L17-L20. Research supported by JPL and Robe
Statistics
Computation
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Absorption Spectra, Calcium, Interstellar Gas, Interstellar Matter, Computational Astrophysics, Gas Density, Methyl Compounds, Molecular Gases
Scientific paper
The present study examines the environments where absorption from interstellar Ca I arises. For lines of sight containing clouds of moderate density, such as those toward Cep OB3, the line profiles of Ca I and CH(+) are very similar. They differ significantly from that for CH, which probes denser molecular gas. When normalized to the column density of CH, the column densities of CN, a molecule that samples relatively dense gas, and Ca I are inversely related. Regions showing strong absorption of Ca I and CH(+) are different from those with strong CH and CN absorption. In the case of Ca I, the dependence of calcium depletion on density is the cause of the observed trends. In dense gas the depletion is so severe that absorption from neutral calcium may be below detection limits. These results are expected to apply equally well to other elements, particularly those displaying large gas-phase depletions.
Cardelli Jason A.
Federman Steven Robert
Smith Verne V.
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