Depletion of elements in the interstellar medium

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Abundance, Gas Density, Hydrogen Clouds, Interstellar Gas, Interstellar Matter, Absorption Spectra, Chlorine, Depletion, Titanium

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The abundances of both refractory and volatile elements in the interstellar medium (ISM) are correlated with the density of neutral hydrogen in the clouds in the ISM. The density of neutral hydrogen in the clouds is determined from the population of excited fine-structure levels of neutral carbon. The correlation between abundances and density of neutral hydrogen in the clouds and the lack of correlation between depletion and dust density suggests that, in the gas phase of the ISM, the abundances of elements are determined by the shielding of grains in the interstellar clouds. There is little or no grain formation in the ISM.

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