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Table 4.

Detections and upper limits of sulfur species in interstellar clouds.

Species Frac. abund. Env. (a) Ref.
HS 4 × 10−9 Diffuse (1)
HS+ ≤4 × 10−9 Diffuse (2)
H2S ∼10−9 Diffuse (1)
6 × 10−9 Transl. (3)
7 × 10−10 Dense (4)
CS ≤10−9 Diffuse (1)
4 × 10−9 Transl. (6)
6.5 × 10−9 Dense (7)
HCS+ 2 × 10−10 Transl. (6)
2.5 × 10−10 Dense (7)
H2CS ≤3 × 10−9 Transl. (3)
2.6 × 10−9 Dense (7)
C2S n/a Diffuse
≤10−9 Transl. (9)
5 × 10−9 Dense (7)
NS 4 × 10−10 Dense (10)
SO ≤5 × 10−10 Diffuse (1)
4 × 10−8 Transl. (11)
∼10−8 Dense (12)
SO+ ∼10−9 Transl. (3)
SO2 n/a Diffuse
<10−9 Transl. (11)
∼10−10 Dense (13)
OCS n/a Diffuse
∼10−9 Transl. (3)
∼10−9 Dense (14)

Notes.

(a)

The environments are classified accordingly: “Diffuse”, “Transl.”, and “Dense” refer to diffuse (Av ≤ 1), translucent (1  ≲  Av  ≲  2), and dense (Av >  5) interstellar clouds, respectively.

References. (1) Neufeld et al. (2015); (2) Neufeld et al. (2012); (3) Turner (1996a); (4) Minh et al. (1989); (5) Crockett et al. (2014); (6) Turner (1996b); (7) Gratier et al. (2016); (8) Minh et al. (2011); (9) Turner et al. (1998); (10) McGonagle et al. (1994); (11) Turner (1995a); (12) Lique et al. (2006); (13) Cernicharo et al. (2011); (14) Matthews et al. (1987).

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