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Table 4

Comparison of the shielding of 14N2 and 12CO by H2 + H and dust for a range of extinction, AV, at 10 K and taking N(H) = 5 × 1020   cm-2.

Shielding due to H2 + H Shielding due to dust
A V log N(H2) (cm-2) 14N2 12COa Interstellar Protoplanetary

0.31 0 8.916(–1) 0.9 3.318(–1) 8.290(–1)
0.32 19 8.098(–1) 8.176(–1) 3.175(–1) 8.228(–1)
0.44 20 5.543(–1) 7.223(–1) 2.134(–1) 7.691(–1)
1.56 21 2.759(–1) 3.260(–1) 4.023(–3) 3.916(–1)
12.8 22 1.346(–2) 1.108(–2) 0 4.585(–4)
125.3 23 2.343(–8) 3.938(–7) 0 0

Notes.The unattenuated photodissociation rates of 14N2 and 12CO are 1.65 × 10-10 and 2.59 × 10-10 s-1, respectively.

(a)

The CO values are from Visser et al. (2009).

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