The Neutral Gas Toward HD 93206

Abstract

The Carina star HD 93206 has been observed at high resolution using the IUE satellite to study the neutral atomic inter-stellar absorption lines in this direction. A line profile fitting analysis has been carried out on these resonance lines to determine cloud component column densities. The state of ionization of these clouds is discussed in detail and, where possible, the respective electron and hydrogen atom densities and electron temperatures are determined.