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Glassgold and Langer 1976
Glassgold, A.E., and W.D. Langer, 1976: Abundances of simple oxygen-bearing molecules and ions in interstellar clouds. Astrophys. J., 206, 85-99, doi:10.1086/154358.
The abundances of simple oxygen-bearing interstellar molecules in warm (T ≳ 40 K), diffuse, and moderately thick clouds are calculated on the basis of binary gas-phase reactions. The most important reactions are ion-molecule, charge-exchange, and dissociative-recombination reactions, as suggested mainly by earlier workers. The progenitor of these molecules in diffuse clouds is the cosmic-ray-produced H+ ion, working through the charge-exchange reaction with O. The ionization of H+ and He+ is also discussed. Dissociative charge exchange of He+ with H2 is an important source of H+ in regions of large fractional abundance of H2, as well as an important destruction mechanism for He+ even for small f (≳ 0.1). The calculated molecular abundances are consistent with some of the available observational information.
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@article{gl02000x, author={Glassgold, A. E. and Langer, W. D.}, title={Abundances of simple oxygen-bearing molecules and ions in interstellar clouds}, year={1976}, journal={Astrophysical Journal}, volume={206}, pages={85--99}, doi={10.1086/154358}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - gl02000x AU - Glassgold, A. E. AU - Langer, W. D. PY - 1976 TI - Abundances of simple oxygen-bearing molecules and ions in interstellar clouds JA - Astrophys. J. JO - Astrophysical Journal VL - 206 SP - 85 EP - 99 DO - 10.1086/154358 ER -
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