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Title: HYDROXYL CATION IN TRANSLUCENT INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal Letters
 [1];  [2]
  1. Center for Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 11, Pl-87-100 Torun (Poland)
  2. European Southern Observatory, Casilla 19001, Santiago 19 (Chile)

High-quality spectra acquired at the European Southern Observatory enabled us to discover a very weak spectral feature of the OH{sup +} molecule, near 3584 A. The species likely shares environments with another molecular ion, CH{sup +}. Its abundance is by a factor of 30 lower than that of neutral OH.

OSTI ID:
21455016
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 719, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/719/1/L20; ISSN 2041-8205
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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