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Langer 1976
Langer, W.D., 1976: Interstellar cloud evolution and the abundance of formaldehyde. Astrophys. J., 210, 328-333, doi:10.1086/154836.
The time scale for essentially complete conversion of C+ to CO in interstellar clouds can be comparable to, or greater than, dynamical time scales for evolution, therefore suggesting steady state time independent abundances to be inappropriate. The solutions for the time-dependent carbon chemistry in dense clouds, n ≳ 500 cm-3, indicate that significant amounts of neutral carbon will be present throughout a cloud's lifetime. These nonequilibrium values of C I can explain the relatively large abundances observed for formaldehyde, isotopes of carbon monoxide, and other trace molecules
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@article{la03200f, author={Langer, W. D.}, title={Interstellar cloud evolution and the abundance of formaldehyde}, year={1976}, journal={Astrophys. J.}, volume={210}, pages={328--333}, doi={10.1086/154836}, }
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TY - JOUR ID - la03200f AU - Langer, W. D. PY - 1976 TI - Interstellar cloud evolution and the abundance of formaldehyde JA - Astrophys. J. VL - 210 SP - 328 EP - 333 DO - 10.1086/154836 ER -
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