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Table 3

Main parameters used in the PDR models of the Orion Bar.

Model parameter Orion Bar Horsehead
FUV radiation field, G0 2 × 104 Habing(a) 100 Habing(b)
Thermal pressure Pth/kB 2 × 108 cm-3K(c) 4 × 106 cm−3K(d)

nH = n(H) + 2n(H2) nH = Pth / kBTk
Cosmic Ray ζCR 10−16 H2 s−1
Rv = Av/Eb−v 5.5(e)
Abundance O/H 3.2 × 10−4 (f)
Abundance C/H 1.4 × 10−4 (g)
Abundance N/H 7.5 × 10−5 (h)
Abundance S/H 1.4 × 10−5 (i)

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