H_2_CO TMRT obs. of Galactic molecular clouds

Our sample with 112 sources includes strong H_2_CO sources from the TMRT molecular line survey at C-band and other known H_2_CO sources. All three lines are detected toward 38 objects (43 radial velocity components) yielding a detection rate of 34%.

Complementary observations of their continuum emission at both C- and Ku-bands were performed. Combining spectral line parameters and continuum data, we calculate the column densities, the optical depths and the isotope ratio H_2_^12^CO/H_2_^13^CO for each source. To evaluate photon trapping caused by sometimes significant opacities in the main isotopologue's rotational mm-wave lines connecting our measured K-doublets, and to obtain ^12^C/^13^C abundance ratios, we used the RADEX non-LTE model accounting for radiative transfer effects.