Cumulative hydrogen column densities obtained from X-ray dust scattering for Sector 1 (black) and Sector 2 (blue), calculated using either the best-fit fluence from T23 (left panel) or a factor of 1.35 smaller fluence (right panel). In both cases, the same dust distribution for distances < 300 pc were assumed for the two sectors. Both panels also show a comparison with the cumulative hydrogen column density derived from Green et al. (2019, brown for Sector 1 and green for Sector 2) and from Edenhofer et al. (2024, orange for Sector 1 and red for Sector 2). A conversion factor between N_H and A_v equal to 1.9 × 10²¹ cm⁻² mag⁻¹ was used.