Detection of absorption by H2 in molecular clouds: A direct measurement of the H2:CO ratio

Details Detection of absorption by H2 in molecular clouds: A direct measurement of the H2:CO ratio Detection of absorption by H2 in molecular clouds: A direct measurement of the H2:CO ratio

Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apj...428l..69l&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 428, no. 2, pt. 2, p. L69-L72

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

133

Abundance, Astronomical Models, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen, Infrared Absorption, Infrared Astronomy, Molecular Clouds, Arrays, Data Reduction, Infrared Detectors, Spectrographs

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Vibrational absorption by H2 and CO has been searched for toward infrared sources embedded in molecular clouds. H2 was detected toward NGC 2024 IRS 2 and possibly toward NGC 2264 (GL 989). CO was detected toward both sources. The results are consistent with the H2 ortho:para ratio being equilibrated at the cloud temperature. Toward NGC 2024, H2:CO = (3700-2600+3100) (2 sigma limits), and toward NGC 2264, H2:CO less than 6000. Approximately one-third of all carbon is in gas-phase CO.

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