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Table 4

Total column densities along the SW and NE lines of sight toward PKS 1830–211.

Species Column densities (cm-2) Ratio Reference
SW NE SW/NE

H I 1.3 × 1021 2.5 × 1021 0.5 (a)
ArH+ 2.7 × 1013 1.3 × 1013 2.1 (b)
OH+ 1.6 × 1015 7.6 × 1014 2.2 (c)
H2Cl+ 1.4 × 1013 3.7 × 1012 3.8 (d)
H2O+ 2.7 × 1014 7.0 × 1013 3.9 (c)
CH 7.7 × 1014 3.5 × 1013 22. (e)
HF >3.4 × 1014 0.18 × 1014 >19 (f)

H2 ~2 × 1022 ~1 × 1021 ~20 (e, g)

Notes. Species are ordered with increasing SW/NE column density ratios.

Reference. (a) Koopmans & de Bruyn (2005); (b) Müller et al. (2015); (c) this work; (d) Muller et al. (2014b); (e) Muller et al. (2014a); (f) Kawaguchi et al. (2016); (g) the column densities of H2 were derived using CH and H2O as proxy, assuming canonical molecular abundances.

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