\begin{table}%t3 \par \caption {\label{tab:N}Column densities $\log N$ ($N$ in cm$^{-2}$) of Galactic foreground gas, 1$\sigma$ errors, and Doppler parameter $b$~[km~s$^{-1}$] measured from the \cog\tablefootmark{a}.} %\centering \par \begin{tabular}{l lll lll lll lll lll lll} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\eleven} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\new} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\seven} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\six} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\four} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\one} & \\ & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(FUSE)} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(FUSE)} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(FUSE+STIS)} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(FUSE+STIS)} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(FUSE+STIS)} & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{(FUSE+STIS)} & \\ \par Species & $b$ & $\log N$ & & $b$ & $\log N$ & & $b$ & $\log N$ & & $b$ & $\log N$ & & $b$ & $\log N$ & & $b$ & $\log N$ & \\ \hline & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ H$_2$\tablefootmark{F} & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ $J=0$ & $4^{\rm +1}_{-3}$ & $15.3^{\rm +1.6}_{-0.1}$ & & $2^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $15.4^{\rm +1.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $3^{\rm +4}_{-1}$ & $17.3^{\rm +0.1}_{-1.7}$\tablefootmark{c} & & $3^{\rm +8}_{-1}$ & $17.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-2.1}$ & & $2^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.9^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.2}$\tablefootmark{c} & & $4^{\rm +9}_{-1}$ & $17.9^{\rm +0.1}_{-2.0}$ \\ $J=1$ & $6^{\rm +1}_{-4}$ & $15.6^{\rm +1.8}_{-0.1}$ & & $4^{\rm +1}_{-2}$ & $15.6^{\rm +1.3}_{-0.2}$ & & $3^{\rm +3}_{-1}$ & $17.3^{\rm +0.3}_{-1.5}$ & & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.5^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $2^{\rm +9}_{-1}$ & $17.7^{\rm +0.1}_{-2.3}$ & & $2^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.7^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.2}$ \\ $J=2$ & $4^{\rm +1}_{-3}$ & $15.0^{\rm +1.9}_{-0.1}$ & & $5^{\rm +3}_{-2}$ & $14.5^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & $4^{\rm +2}_{-3}$ & $15.0^{\rm +1.9}_{-0.2}$ & & $4^{\rm +1}_{-2}$ & $15.5^{\rm +1.5}_{-0.3}$ & & $5^{\rm +1}_{-4}$ & $15.0^{\rm +2.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $4^{\rm +1}_{-3}$ & $15.1^{\rm +2.0}_{-0.1}$ \\ $J=3$ & $8^{\rm +6}_{-2}$ & $14.5^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $6^{\rm +4}_{-3}$ & $14.3^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & $5^{\rm +9}_{-3}$ & $14.5^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.1}$ & & $4^{\rm +1}_{-3}$ & $15.1^{\rm +1.9}_{-0.2}$ & & $4^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.9^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $5^{\rm +4}_{-1}$ & $14.8^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ \\ $J=4$ & $>$$2$ & $<$$13.6$ & & $>$$2$ & $<$$13.6$ & & $>$$2$ & $<$$13.9$ & & $5^{\rm +9}_{-3}$ & $14.1^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $4^{\rm +1}_{-2}$ & $13.8^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & $2^{\rm +12}_{-1}$ & $13.8^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ \\ Total & & $15.9^{\rm +1.7}_{-0.1}$ & & & $15.8^{\rm +1.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $17.6^{\rm +0.3}_{-1.5}$ & & & $18.0^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.6}$ & & & $18.1^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.4}$ & & & $18.1^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.6}$ \\ \hline & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ C~{\sc i}\tablefootmark{FS} & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.0^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $13.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $13.8^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.1}$ & & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $13.9^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.1}$ & & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.0^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $3^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.2^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ \\ C~{\sc i*}\tablefootmark{FS} & & $<$$13.8$ & & & $<$$13.8$ & & & $13.5^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.5^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.6^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.6^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ \\ C~{\sc i**}\tablefootmark{FS} & & $<$$13.8$ & & & $<$$12.9$ & & & $<$$12.8$ & & & $<$$12.9$ & & & $<$$12.8$ & & & $<$$12.8$ \\ O~{\sc i}\tablefootmark{FS} & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.3^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.1}$ & & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $16.9^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.6^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.7^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.5}$ & & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.6^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.3}$ & & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $17.7^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.3}$ \\ N~{\sc i}\tablefootmark{FS} & & $16.4^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $16.2^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.1}$ & & & $16.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.7}$ & & & $16.3^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.4}$ & & & $16.4^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.3}$ & & & $16.8^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.7}$ \\ Ar~{\sc i}\tablefootmark{F} & & $14.8^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.1}$ & & & $14.3^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $14.8^{\rm +0.8}_{-0.3}$ & & & $14.9^{\rm +0.8}_{-0.3}$ & & & $14.8^{\rm +1.0}_{-0.3}$ & & & $14.8^{\rm +0.9}_{-0.3}$ \\ \hline \\ \ion{Fe}{ii}\tablefootmark{F} & $8^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $7^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.6^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $8^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $8^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $9^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & $8^{\rm +1}_{-1}$ & $14.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ \\ Mg~{\sc ii}\tablefootmark{S} & & & & & & & & $15.7^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $15.9^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $15.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $15.8^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ \\ Al~{\sc ii}\tablefootmark{FS} & & $<$$14.5$ & & & $<$$14.8$ & & & $15.0^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.9}$ & & & $15.0^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.9}$ & & & $14.2^{\rm +0.8}_{-0.7}$ & & & $14.8^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.8}$ \\ Si~{\sc ii}\tablefootmark{FS} & & $>$$15.1$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $>$$14.9$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $16.5^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.6}$\tablefootmark{c} & & & $16.5^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.6}$\tablefootmark{c} & & & $16.3^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.6}$ & & & $16.4^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.7}$\tablefootmark{c} \\ Si~{\sc iv}$^{{\rm S}}$ & & & & & & & & $13.0^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.1^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.1^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.3^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.2}$ \\ P~{\sc ii}$^{{\rm FS}}$ & & $13.8^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.2}$ & & & $13.5^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.2}$ & & & $13.8^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.8^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.2}$ & & & $13.6^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.7^{\rm +0.3}_{-0.1}$ \\ S~{\sc ii}\tablefootmark{S} & & & & & & & & $15.5^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.2}$ & & & $15.5^{\rm +0.5}_{-0.1}$ & & & $15.4^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.1}$ & & & $15.5^{\rm +0.5}_{-0.1}$ \\ S~{\sc iii}\tablefootmark{FS} & & $14.4^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $14.4^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.2}$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $14.7^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $14.6^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ & & & $14.5^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $14.7^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$ \\ Mn~{\sc ii}\tablefootmark{S} & & & & & & & & $13.0^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $13.0^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $13.0^{\rm +0.2}_{-0.1}$\tablefootmark{b} & & & $13.1^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$\tablefootmark{b} \\ Ni~{\sc ii}\tablefootmark{S} & & & & & & & & $13.5^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.6^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.5^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & & & $13.7^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ \\ \hline \end{tabular} \tablefoot { \tablefoottext{a} {Most of the metal column densities are based on the adopted $b$ from \ion{Fe}{ii} in each line of sight. \ion{N}{i}, and \ion{Ar}{i} are derived from the \cog\ of \ion{O}{i}, and the fine-structure levels of carbon from the \cog\ of \ion{C}{i}.} \tablefoottext{b} {Based on one absorption line.} \tablefoottext{c} {The best fit includes outliers (less than 32$\%$ of the data points). For the H$_2$ data, these outliers are all the absorptions from FUSE:SiC (see Sect.~4.1). For the \ion{Si}{ii} data, the outlier is the weak line at 1020.7 {\AA} (see Sect.~5).} \tablefoottext{F}{Based on FUSE data only.} \tablefoottext{S}{Based on STIS data only.} \tablefoottext{FS}{Based on both FUSE and STIS for \seven\ to \one.}} \end{table}