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Table 4

Total column densities of various species along the SW and NE lines of sight toward PKS 1830211.

Species Observation year Column densities (cm-2) γ SW/NE f H2
SW NE

H I 1996–2015a 1.3 × 1021 2.5 × 1021 0.5 ~1–>50%
ArH+ 2015b 2.7 × 1013 1.3 × 1013 2.1 10-5−10-2 j
OH+ 2015c 1.6 × 1015 7.6 × 1014 2.2 a few %
H2Cl+ 2012d 1.4 × 1013 3.7 × 1012 3.8
H2O+ 2014c 2.7 × 1014 7.0 × 1013 3.9 a few %
CH+ 2015e 9.7 × 1014 1.9 × 1014 5.1
13CH+ 2015e 9.8 × 1012 1.3 × 1012 7.5
HF 2015f > 3.4 × 1014 1.8 × 1013 > 19
CH 2012g 7.7 × 1014 3.5 × 1013 22. ~10–100%
HCO+ 2009h 1.8 × 1014 7.5 × 1012 23.
HCN 2009h 3.0 × 1014 7.3 × 1012 42.
C2H 2009h 1.2 × 1015 2.9 × 1013 43.
c-C3H2 2009h 5.3 × 1013 1.2 × 1012 44.
N2H+ 2009h 2.3 × 1013 < 0.3 × 1012 >70
o-HO 2014e 1.5 × 1013 < 1.8 × 1011 > 82
HNC 2009h 1.0 × 1014 1.2 × 1012 87
SH+ 2014e 3.9 × 1013 < 3.2 × 1011 > 120
p-H2S 2014e 6.6 × 1013 < 4.8 × 1011 > 140

H2 2012g,i ~ 2 × 1022 ~ 1 × 1021 ~ 20

Notes. Species are ordered with increasing SW/NE column density ratios, γSW/NE. We note that time variations might affect the comparison of data observed far apart in time.

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