H2 fluorescent emission from the diffuse interstellar medium
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2024-10-15 v1
Abstract
A simple analytic model is presented to predict the near-IR H2 fluorescent line intensities emitted by diffuse interstellar clouds with a Plummer density profile. It is applicable to sightlines where (1) the column densities of H and H2 have been measured and (2) the peak gas density can be estimated from extinction maps or observations of C2 absorption.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2410.09315,
title = {H2 fluorescent emission from the diffuse interstellar medium},
author = {David A. Neufeld},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.09315},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
5 pages, 1 figure. Accepted for publication in RNAAS