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The Determination of Electron Abundances in Interstellar Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Alwyn Wootten ,
Ronald Snell  and
A. E. Glassgold
Alwyn Wootten
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Texas Owens Valley Radio Observatory, Caltech
Ronald Snell
Affiliation:
Dept. of Astronomy, University of Texas
A. E. Glassgold
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, New York University

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A new method for estimating electron fractions in shielded molecular clouds is proposed on the basis of gas phase ion-molecule reactions which involves measuring the quantity . Applied to existing data, it yields upper limits to Xe in the range from 10−8 to 10−7 for a variety of clouds, warm as well as cool. An upper bound to the cosmic ray ionization rate is also obtained.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 87: Interstellar Molecules , 1980 , pp. 339 - 340
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

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