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Shocked Molecular Gas in the Supernova Remnant IC 443: Models with an Enhanced Ionization Rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

George F. Mitchell
George F. Mitchell*
Affiliation:
Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, N. S., Canada, B3H3C3

Abstract

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The high molecular abundances seen in IC443 may be due to hot chemistry in shocked gas or to an increase in the cosmic ray ionization rate. New calculations reported here show that shock chemistry dominates over the relevant short time scale.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 101: Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium , 1988 , pp. 179 - 182
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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