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Table 3

Column densities toward the four analyzed subregions of W49A (in case of detections) derived in the LTE optically thin approximation.

Species Transition Column density (cm-2)
Center Eastern tail Northern clump Southwest clump

C2H 49/2–37/2 (1.7−2.8) × 1015 (3.8−6.0) × 1014 (5.7−9.0) × 1014 (5.2−8.3) × 1014
NO 7/2–5/2+ (1.0−1.8) × 1017 (0.8−1.4) × 1016 (1.0−1.9) × 1016 (4.8−8.8) × 1015
H13CN 4–3 (1.0−1.4) × 1014 (6.5−9.8) × 1011 (2.0−3.0) × 1012 (1.6−2.5) × 1012
H13CO+ 4–3 (2.5−3.8) × 1013 (0.8−1.3) × 1012 (1.3−2.0) × 1012 (1.3−1.9) × 1012
CN N = 3–2, J = 5/2–3/2 (1.4−2.2) × 1015 (3.0−4.8) × 1014 (4.3−6.9) × 1014 (3.7−5.9) × 1014
N2H+ 4–3 (3.0−4.4) × 1013 (0.7−1.1) × 1013 (4.1−6.0) × 1012 (1.4−2.0) × 1012
CS 7–6 (4.4−5.6) × 1014 (4.7−6.1) × 1013 (7.5−9.6) × 1013 (4.8−6.2) × 1013
C34S 7–6 (6.2−8.8) × 1013 (2.2−2.8) × 1012 a (4.2−6.1) × 1012 (5.8−8.3) × 1011
H2S 32,1–31,2 4.9 × 1015
HCO 41,4–31,3 (1.4−2.4) × 1015
CO+ N = 3–2, F = 5/2–3/2 (1.4−2.2) × 1013
HCS+ 8–7 (1.8−2.2) × 1013
SO+ 8–7 (4.4−5.7) × 1014
H3O+ 32,1–22,0 (4.8−5.3) × 1014
SiO 8–7 (0.8−1.0) × 1014

Notes. The two values correspond to adopted temperatures of 75 K and 150 K, respectively. The error of these column densities is about a factor of 2 dominated by the uncertainty in Tex.

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Based on N(CS) and an isotopic ratio of 32S/34S of 22 (Frerking et al. 1980).

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