Name | Symbol | Unit | Value | Reference |
Radial extension of Galactic disk |
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kpc | 18 | [1] |
Solar distance to Galactic center | ![]() |
kpc | 8.5 | [1] |
Half height H2** |
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pc | 59 | [1] |
Half height CNM/WNM** |
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pc | 115 | [1] |
Half height WIM** |
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pc | 103 | [2] |
H2 mass surface density* |
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1.4 | [1] |
CNM mass surface density* |
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2.25 | [1] |
WNM mass surface density* |
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2.75 | [1] |
WIM mass surface density* |
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1.85 | [2,1] |
Ensemble averaged clump density* |
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103.8 | |
CNM density* |
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32.9 | [1] |
WNM/WIM density* |
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0.349 | [1] |
CNM temperature* |
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K | 85 | [1] |
WNM/WIM temperature* |
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K | 7860 | [1] |
FUV-flux** | ![]() |
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101.8 | |
Metallicity** | Z | Z
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1 | |
Clump mass spectral index ** | ![]() |
1.8 | [3] | |
Mass-size relation index** | ![]() |
2.3 | [3] | |
Upper clump mass limit** |
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102 | [3] |
Lower clump mass limit** |
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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). |