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Correlation between molecular lines and diffuse interstellar bands [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Observations are presented of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIB's) at 4726, 4763, and 4789 A and at 5780 and 5797 A together with the ultraviolet lines of CH and CN molecules for stars with different shapes of UV extinction curve.
Szczerba, Richard   +6 more
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The carbon abundance in diffuse interstellar clouds

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 1981
When N/sub H2/roughly-equal1-40 x 10/sup 19/ cm/sup -2/ in a given direction, or f equivalent 2N/sub H2//N/sub H/>10/sup -1.4/, the column densities of C I and H/sub 2/ are strongly correlated even though N/sub C/ /sub i/ and N/sub H/ are not. All or most of the observed C I in such directions is harbored by a single, predominantly molecular (H/sub 2/>>
openaire   +1 more source

A search for naphthalene in diffuse interstellar clouds

open access: yes, 2011
We have obtained high resolution optical spectroscopy of 10 reddened O-type stars with UVES at VLT to search for interstellar bands of the naphthalene cation (C$_{10}$H$_{8}$$^+$) in the intervening clouds. No absorption features were detected near the laboratory strongest band of this cation at 6707 Åexcept for star HD 125241 (O9 I).
Iglesias-Groth, Susana   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Unresolved velocity structure in diffuse interstellar clouds

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 1988
Recent high-resolution observations of interstellar absorption lines of CH and CN toward Zeta Oph obtained by Crane et al. (1986), and Palazzi et al. (1988), exhibit line widths that suggest thermal line broadening at high temperature, T about 1200 K.
Black, J.H., Dishoeck, E.F. van
openaire   +3 more sources

Interstellar shocks and molecular CH/+/ in diffuse clouds

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal, 1980
The influence of shocks on the abundances of molecules in diffuse interstellar clouds is investigated with special emphasis on molecular CH/sup +/. Idealized shocks with plausible parameters are found to produce column densities for CH/sup +/ in the hot, postshock gas which are comparable with measured values in interstellar clouds (up to about 10/sup ...
M. Elitzur, W. D. Watson
openaire   +1 more source

Mapping the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in the Local Galaxy with

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
Chemistry in diffuse molecular clouds relies primarily on rapid ion-molecule reactions. Formation of the initial ions, H ^+ and H ${}_{2}^{+}$ , is dominated by cosmic-ray ionization of H and H _2 , making the cosmic-ray ionization rate (denoted ζ (X ...
Nick Indriolo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Galactic Cosmic Ray Interaction with the Perseus Giant Molecular Cloud Using Geant4 Monte Carlo Simulation

open access: yesUniverse
Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), composed of protons and atomic nuclei, are accelerated in sources such as supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae, reaching energies up to the PeV range.
Luan Torres, Luiz Augusto Stuani Pereira
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Hydrogen Formation via Vibrational Excitation of Partially Superhydrogenated Pyrenes

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
While polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are now accepted to be abundant in interstellar space, the abundance and influence of superhydrogenated PAHs (HPAHs) in the interstellar medium (ISM) are still under investigation.
Frederik Doktor S. Simonsen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Molecular Cloud Life Cycle. II. Formation and Destruction of Molecular Clouds Diagnosed via H2 Fluorescent Emission

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
Molecular hydrogen (H _2 ) formation and dissociation are key processes that drive the gas life cycle in galaxies. Using the SImulating the LifeCycle of Molecular Clouds zoom-in simulation suite, we explore the utility of future observations of H _2 ...
Blakesley Burkhart   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigations of MWISP Filaments. I. Filament Identification and Analysis Algorithms, and Source Catalog

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Filaments play a crucial role in providing the necessary environmental conditions for star formation, actively participating in the process. To facilitate the identification and analysis of filaments, we introduce Directional and Positional Consistency ...
Yu Jiang   +10 more
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