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Molecular Hydrogen Formation Catalyzed by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Interstellar Medium

  • Authors: Valéry Le Page, Theodore P. Snow, and Veronica M. Bierbaum

LE PAGE, SNOW & BIERBAUM 2009 The Astrophysical Journal 704 274.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 5.

Result of a simple model of forming H 2 in a PDR. The H/H 2 transition layer is thin (about 0.05–0.1 pc) and shows that the model is efficient in producing H 2 despite the strong UV field.

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