Published April 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

On the interstellar abundance of H2O+

  • 1. Saint Andrews Univ. (UK). Observatory

Description

An attempt to detect interstellar H2O+ by means of a spectral feature at lambda 6199 A, observed in comets, was unsuccessful. An upper limit of 7 x 10-10/cm3 was estimated for the space density. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Observatory
Journal Volume
98
Journal Issue
1023
Series
Observatory.
Journal Page Range
44-46

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
9390569
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CATIONS; COSMIC DUST; COSMIC GASES; INTERSTELLAR GRAINS; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; QUANTITY RATIO; VISIBLE SPECTRA; WATER
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; DUSTS; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; SPACE; SPECTRA