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Table 2

Best-fit parameters obtained for N2H+ and N15NH+ in the source sample, and the derived nitrogen isotopic ratio.

Source Molecule Ncol Tex Vlsr FWHM 14N/15N
(1010 cm−2) (K) (km s−1) (km s−1)
IRAS 03282 N2H+ (1.22 ± 0.02) × 103 7.22 ± 0.13 6.9607 ± 0.0014 0.387 ± 0.003
N15NH+ 3.6 ± 0.3 7.22 (a) 6.937 ± 0.011 0.31 ± 0.03 340 ± 30
L1448 IRS2 N2H+ (2.76 ± 0.04) × 103 6.00 ± 0.03 4.1082 ± 0.0016 0.506 ± 0.003
N15NH+ 4.8 ± 0.3 6.00 (a) 4.109 ± 0.012 0.45 ± 0.03 580 ± 40
L1448 C N2H+ (2.54 ± 0.07) × 103 6.41 ± 0.09 5.073 ± 0.005 0.814 ± 0.013
N15NH+ 5.9 ± 0.4 6.41(a) 5.05 ± 0.03 0.97 ± 0.07 430 ± 30
L1455 A1 N2H+ (1.13 ± 0.04) × 103 7.2 ± 0.4 4.987 ± 0.005 0.645 ± 0.011
N15NH+ 2.0 ± 0.2 7.2(a) 5.05 ± 0.03 0.52 ± 0.07 570 ± 60
Barnard 5 N2H+ (1.44 ± 0.03) × 103 6.32 ± 0.08 10.2696 ± 0.0017 0.449 ± 0.004
N15NH+ 3.9 ± 0.3 6.32(a) 10.292 ± 0.016 0.49 ± 0.04 370 ± 30
L1527 N2H+ (7.58 ± 0.18) × 102 4.99 ± 0.05 5.9056 ± 0.0011 0.302 ± 0.003
N15NH+ 1.8 ± 0.3 4.99(a) 5.952 ± 0.024 0.29 ± 0.06 420 ± 70

Notes. (a) The excitation temperature for N15NH+ (1-0) is fixed to the value derived from the corresponding N2H+ fit.

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