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Table A.8

Median column densities in a(x) = a × 10x for observations (including detections and upper limits) and best-fit IRDC model.

Molecule Obs. col. den. Mod. col. den.
[cm-2] [cm-2]

CO 1.9(18) 2.8(18)
HNC 9.7(13) 5.8(14)
HCN 7.2(13) 7.1(14)
HCO+ 7.9(13) 8.9(13)
HNCO 2.4(12) 2.7(12)
H2CO 1.7(13) 5.1(13)
N2H+ 2.2(13) 2.2(12)
CS 4.7(14) 6.8(14)
SO 6.6(12) 5.4(13)
OCS 4.2(14) 4.0(12)
C2H 4.8(14) 2.5(14)
SiO 2.3(12) 3.5(12)
CH3CN 3.7(12) 1.3(13)
CH3OH 4.1(13) 2.8(13)
DCO+ 3.1(11) 5.9(11)
DCN 6.1(11) 2.4(12)
DNC 6.1(11) 1.6(11)
N2D+ 6.8(11) 4.0(8)

Agreement 18/18 = 100%

Notes. Modeled best-fit values in italics do not agree with the observed values within one order of magnitude. If the molecule is detected in less than 50% of the sources, we marked it as an upper limit.

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