Dependence of interstellar depletion on hydrogen column density - Possibilities and implications

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Apr 1983

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 267, Apr. 1, 1983, p. 156-162. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Abundance, Gas Density, Hydrogen Clouds, Interstellar Gas, Interstellar Matter, Argon, Chemical Composition, Depletion, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur

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A reexamination of the observed column densities of various elements in diffuse clouds suggests that almost all elements including oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and argon may be depleted with respect to hydrogen in interstellar clouds with large hydrogen column density. The amount of depletion varies from element to element and increases with increasing column density of hydrogen nuclei. This result is in qualitative agreement with the depletion of oxygen and sulfur independently inferred from the gas phase chemistry of sulfur in dense clouds. The rate of increase of depletion with hydrogen column density implied by the present study is large. It is possible that observational selection effects may have amplified the real dependence on N(H). A broad spectrum of C/O ratios ranging from values greater than unity to values less than unity appears possible for interstellar clouds, which would have the effect of a large variation in chemical composition from cloud to cloud.

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