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Table 7

Cen A center densea neutral gas amountsb.

Casec Nominal Reduced Reduced
Temperature 45 K 45 K 25 K

Model N(CO)/dV (1017 K km s-1 cm-2) 0.85 1.0 3.0
Model N(CI)/dV (1017 K km s-1 cm-2) 10 5.4 4.0
Mean N(CO) (1018 cm-2) 0.19 0.19 1.1
Mean N(CI) (1018 cm-2) 1.7 0.83 1.3
Mdensegas(CO)d (107M) 0.3 0.3 1.85
Mdensegas(CI)d (107M) 2.8 1.35 2.15
Mtenuousgas(CO)d (107M) 1.0 1.0 1.0

Notes.

(a)

All values for log n( H2) = 4.2;

(b)

uncertainties in the derived column densities and masses are typically 50%;

(c)

see text, Sect. 4.1;

(d)

includes a contribution by helium of 35% by mass.

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