Table 3
Molecules included in the effective flux calculations described in Section 3.1.
| Molecule | σ(λ) ref. |
(cm2 molecule−1) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | ice | [1] | 3.9 × 10−18 |
| CO2 | ice | [2] | 1.7 × 10−19 |
| CH4 | ice | [2] | 2.1 × 10−18 |
| CH3CH2OH | gas | [3] | 1.0 × 10−17 |
| H2CO | gas | [3] | 4.8 × 10−18 |
| CH3CHO | gas | [4] | 1.6 × 10−17 |
| HCO• | gas | [4] | 4.7 × 10−18 |
Notes. Note that σ(λ) is the wavelength-dependent absorption cross section and
represents the molecule- and lamp-specific effective cross section. References: [1] Cruz-Diaz et al. (2014a); [2] Cruz-Diaz et al. (2014b); [3] Heays et al. (2017); [4] Hrodmarsson & van Dishoeck (2023).
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