An analysis of the interstellar material in the line of sight toward Omicron Persei

Details An analysis of the interstellar material in the line of sight toward Omicron Persei An analysis of the interstellar material in the line of sight toward Omicron Persei

Mar 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...204..759s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, vol. 204, Mar. 15, 1976, pt. 1, p. 759-774.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Abundance, Gas Density, Interstellar Gas, Ultraviolet Spectrophotometers, Data Reduction, Electron Density (Concentration), Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Fine Structure, H I Regions, Interstellar Extinction, Ionized Gases, Molecular Gases, Oao 3, Tables (Data)

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Chemical abundances and physical conditions in the interstellar gas toward Omicron Per are analyzed using Copernicus UV spectrophotometric data on 69 lines due to ions and atoms as well as 19 lines of H2 and HD. The UV extinction toward the star is determined along with the column densities of atomic and molecular hydrogen, the atomic column densities and temperature in the H I region, and the nature of the ionized regions along the line of sight. It is concluded that: (1) Omicron Per is apparently embedded in the near edge of an extended dense molecular cloud, the outer parts of which give rise to the observed absorption lines; (2) the H I region may consist of more than one cloud; (3) the far-UV extinction rise is unusually steep, indicating a high proportion of small grains; (4) the element depletions are somewhat greater than in Zeta Oph, particularly for sulfur and argon; and (5) the molecular abundances are generally consistent with gas-phase formation models rather than with molecular formation on grain surfaces, unless a substantial amount of small grains is present to increase the available surface area.

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