Table 4: Parameters of the Galaxy model (values at the solar circle).
Name Symbol Unit Value Reference
Radial extension of Galactic disk $R\ensuremath{_{\rm G}} $ kpc 18 [1]
Solar distance to Galactic center $R_{\odot}$ kpc 8.5 [1]
Half height H2** $h\ensuremath{_{\rm\ensuremath{\element{H}_2}}} $ pc 59 [1]
Half height CNM/WNM** $h\ensuremath{_{\rm H {\sc i}}} $ pc 115 [1]
Half height WIM** $h\ensuremath{_{\rm WIM}} $ pc 103 [2]
H2 mass surface density* $\Sigma\ensuremath{_{\rm\ensuremath{\element{H}_2}}} $ \ensuremath {{M}_{\rm\odot }} pc-2 1.4 [1]
CNM mass surface density* $\Sigma\ensuremath{_{\rm CNM}} $ \ensuremath {{M}_{\rm\odot }} pc-2 2.25 [1]
WNM mass surface density* $\Sigma\ensuremath{_{\rm WNM}} $ \ensuremath {{M}_{\rm\odot }} pc-2 2.75 [1]
WIM mass surface density* $\Sigma\ensuremath{_{\rm WIM}} $ \ensuremath {{M}_{\rm\odot }} pc-2 1.85 [2,1]
Ensemble averaged clump density* $n\ensuremath{_{\rm ens}} $ \ensuremath {{\rm cm}^{-3}} 103.8  
CNM density* $n\ensuremath{_{\rm CNM}} $ \ensuremath {{\rm cm}^{-3}} 32.9 [1]
WNM/WIM density* $n\ensuremath{_{\rm WNM}} $ \ensuremath {{\rm cm}^{-3}} 0.349 [1]
CNM temperature* $T\ensuremath{_{\rm CNM}} $ K 85 [1]
WNM/WIM temperature* $T\ensuremath{_{\rm WNM}} $ K 7860 [1]
FUV-flux** $\chi$ \ensuremath {\chi _{\rm D}} 101.8  
Metallicity** Z Z $_{\hbox{$\odot$ }}$ 1  
Clump mass spectral index ** $\alpha$   1.8 [3]
Mass-size relation index** $\gamma$   2.3 [3]
Upper clump mass limit** $m\ensuremath {_{\rm u}} $ \ensuremath {{M}_{\rm\odot }} 102 [3]
Lower clump mass limit** $m\ensuremath {_{\rm l}} $ \ensuremath {{M}_{\rm\odot }} 10-3 [3]
* For distribution over Galactocentric radius see Fig. 2 or text.
*** Assumed to be constant over the whole Galactic disk (see text). [1] Wolfire et al. (2003);
[2] Reynolds (1991); [3] Heithausen et al. (1998).

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