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Interstellar OH<sup>+</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>and H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup>along the sight-line to G10.6โ€“0.4

Interstellar OH<sup>+</sup>, H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>and H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup>along the sight-line to G10.6โ€“0.4

We report the detection of absorption lines by the reactive ions OH<sup>+<sup/>, H<sub>2<sub/>O<sup>+<sup/>and H<sub>3<sub/>O<sup>+<sup/> along the line of sight to the submillimeter continuum source G10.6โ€“0.4 (W31C). We used the <i>Herschel<i/> HIFI instrument in dual beam switch mode to observe the ground state rotational transitions of OH<sup>+<sup/> at 971 GHz, H<sub>2<sub/>O<sup>+<sup/> โ€ฆ