A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name ISOXYGEN
Title SEARCH FOR INTERSTELLAR MOLECULAR OXYGEN
URL

http://nida.esac.esa.int/nida-sl-tap/data?RETRIEVAL_TYPE=OBSERVATION&PRODUCT_LEVEL=ALL&obsno=494003020

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y1fzd8p
Author Drapatz, S.
Description molecular oxygen 16^o_2 is a key element in interstellar chemistry networks. because of interference of telluric oxygen it can only be observed by space telescopes. however, due to its homonuclear nature, infrared transitions (magnetic dipole, electric quadrupole) are weak. a search is proposed for most promising sources: 1) deep integration on the cool dense sgr b2 cloud in two lines (138 and 165 micron) in case of a autumn launch, 2) deep integration on orion pk1 (6.4, 119 and 138 micron) in case of a spring launch. both observations should yield possible results for o_2 abundances being in a range as given in different chemical models and should allow to improve our knowledge of interstellar oxygen abundance and chemistry.
Instrument LWS01 , LWS04
Temporal Coverage 1997-03-24T07:43:21Z/1997-03-24T09:35:55Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the world's first true orbiting infrared observatory. Equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments, it was launched by Ariane in November 1995 and provided astronomers world-wide with a facility of unprecedented sensitivity and capabilities for a detailed exploration of the Universe at infrared wavelengths.
Creator Contact https://support.cosmos.esa.int/iso/
Date Published 1998-07-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Drapatz, S., 1998, ISOXYGEN, 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y1fzd8p