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Table 2

Predicted column densities for the sum of both components.

Atom Lower Preferred Upper
or ion extreme value extreme

Local densities and shielding of radiation

n(Htot)(cm-3) 0.17 0.30 0.40
n(H0)(cm-3) 0.10 0.20 0.28
n(H+)(cm-3) 0.07 0.10 0.12
n(He0)(cm-3) 7.2(−3) 0.016 0.023
n(He+)(cm-3) 9.3(−3) 0.014 0.017
n(He++)(cm-3) 5.2(−4) 5.3(−4) 5.2(−4)
n(e)(cm-3) 0.08 0.11 0.135
Shielding
N(H0)(cm-2) 4.25(17) 4.00(17) 3.50(17)

Expected column densitiesa Observed

Upper N(H0) 2.4(18) 2.7(18) 2.8(18)
Best N(H0) 1.7(18) 1.9(18) 2.0(18)
Lower N(H0) 1.3(18) 1.4(18) 1.5(18)
Upper N(C+) 7.7(14) 7.8(14) 7.9(14) 8.1(14)
Best N(C+) 5.2(14) 5.3(14) 5.3(14) 6.7(14)
Lower N(C+) 3.7(14) 3.8(14) 3.8(14) 5.9(14)
Upper N(O0) 1.0(15) 1.2(15) 1.2(15) 1.3(15)
Best N(O0) 7.2(14) 8.2(14) 8.4(14) 1.15(15)
Lower N(O0) 5.3(14) 6.0(14) 6.2(14) 1.02(15)
Upper N(Mg+) 1.4(13) 1.6(13) 1.7(13) 6.7(12)
Best N(Mg+) 9.8(12) 1.1(13) 1.2(13) 6.5(12)
Lower N(Mg+) 7.4(12) 8.4(12) 8.9(12) 6.3(12)
Upper N(Si+) 2.0(13) 2.0(13) 2.0(13) 1.36(13)
Best N(Si+) 1.4(13) 1.4(13) 1.4(13) 1.30(13)
Lower N(Si+) 1.1(13) 1.1(13) 1.1(13) 1.24(13)
Upper N(S+) 8.0(13) 8.3(13) 8.4(13) 2.68(13)
Best N(S+) 4.5(13) 4.6(13) 4.7(13) 2.44(13)
Lower N(S+) 2.6(13) 2.7(13) 2.8(13) 2.20(13)
Upper N(Ar0) 2.0(12) 2.7(12) 3.0(12) 1.93(12)
Best N(Ar0) 1.3(12) 1.8(12) 2.0(12) 1.86(12)
Lower N(Ar0) 9.2(11) 1.2(12) 1.4(12) 1.79(12)
Upper N(Fe+) 2.6(12) 2.6(12) 2.6(12) 2.48(12)
Best N(Fe+) 1.9(12) 1.9(12) 1.9(12) 2.45(12)
Lower N(Fe+) 1.4(12) 1.4(12) 1.4(12) 2.42(12)

Notes. Notation: A(B) refers to a column density A × 10B cm-2.

(a)

Includes the effects of ionization and depletion for F = 0.6. No depletion correction had been applied for S and Ar.

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