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Table 2

Ice column densities and abundances with respect to H2O ice toward IRAS 2A and IRAS 23385.

Specie Nice (1017 cm−2) (%) Literature (% H2O)
 
IRAS 2A IRAS 23385 IRAS 2A IRAS 23385 LYSOs MYSOs Comet 67P/C-G(m)
H2O (★) 300±12 158 ± 36 100 100 100 100 100
CH4 (★) 1.6 3.3 <3 (a) 1–11 (b) 0.340 ± 0.07
SO2 (★) 0.2 0.1 0.08–0.76(a) <0.9–1.4 (b) 0.127 ± 0.100
HCOOH (★) 1.0 1.1 <0.5–4(c) <0.5–6 (d) 0.013 ± 0.008
CH3OH (★) 15, 23(†) 5.0, 7.6 <1-25(d) <3-31 (d) 0.21 ± 0.06
CH3CHO (★) 0.7 0.4 <2.3 (e) 0.047 ± 0.017
CH3CH2OH (★) 1.2 1.8 <1.9 (e) 0.039 ± 0.023
CH3OCHO (★) 0.1 0.7 <2.3 (f) 0.0034± 0.002
CH3COOH (‡) 0.0 0.3 0 0.0034± 0.002
HCOO− (★) (7.4 µm) 0.4 0.2 ~0.4 (g) <0.3–2.3 (b)
OCN− (★) 1.2 0.6 <0.1–1.1 (h) 0.04–1.7 (i)
H2CO (‡) 4.1 ~6(g) ~2–7 (b) 0.32 ± 0.1

Upper limits

CH3NH2 <4.1 <1.4 <16 (j) <3.4 (j)
CH3OCH3 <2.5 <0.8 0.039 ± 0.023
CH3COCH3 <1.1 <0.4 0.0047 ± 0.0024
HCOCH2OH <0.9 <0.3 0.0034± 0.002
CH3CN <5.0 <1.6 <4.1 (k) <3.4 (k) 0.0059 ± 0.0034
NH2CHO <1.3 <0.4 <3.7 (l) <2.1 (l) 0.0040 ± 0.0023
Glycine <0.1–0.6 <0.03–0.2 ~0.3 (b)

Notes. These values are compared to literature values for other objects. (†)The CH3OH ice column density is considered a factor of 2 and 3 higher than the Gaussian fit shown in Fig. K.2 because of the band saturation. (★)Chemical species with secure detection. (‡)Tentative detections. CH3COOH depends on the local continuum choice. H2CO is based on a single band of this molecule mixed in the ice with other CO, CH3OH and CH3OCHO.

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