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K. P. Johns D. M. Cragg P. D. Godfrey & A. M. Sobolev 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,300(4):999-1005
We investigate the possibility of interstellar masers in transitions of the methanol isotopomers CH3 OD, 13 CH3 OH and CH3 18 OH, and of CH3 SH. The model used, in which masers are pumped through the first and second torsionally excited states by IR radiation, has accounted successfully for the Class II masers in main species methanol, 12 CH3 16 OH. Several potential maser candidates are identified for CH3 OD, their detectability depending on the enrichment of this species in star-forming regions. In 13 CH3 OH and CH3 18 OH the best maser candidates are direct counterparts of the well-known 6.7- and 12.2-GHz methanol masers, but the lower interstellar abundance of these substituted species means that the expected brightness is greatly reduced. The maser candidates in CH3 SH are also weak. By comparing these species we find that the large b -component of the dipole moment in methanol plays a significant role in its propensity to form masers, as does the strong torsion–rotation interaction due to the light hydroxyl frame. Thus the exceptional brightness of interstellar methanol masers is due to a favourable combination of molecular properties as well as high interstellar abundance. 相似文献
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Cesare Cecchi-Pestellini Alexander Dalgarno 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,313(1):L6-L8
A model is constructed of the material in front of the star Cygnus OB2 no. 12 in which dense cores are embedded in diffuse clumps of gas. The model reproduces the measured abundances of C2 and CO, and predicts a column density of 91010 cm2 for HCO+ . 相似文献
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C. Codella R. Bachiller M. Benedettini P. Caselli 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2003,341(2):707-716
The Cepheus A star-forming region has been investigated through a multiline H2 S and SO2 survey at millimetre wavelengths. Large-scale maps and high-resolution line profiles reveal the occurrence of several outflows. Cep A East is associated with multiple mass-loss processes: in particular, we detect a 0.6-pc jet-like structure which shows for the first time that the Cep A East young stellar objects are driving a collimated outflow moving towards the south.
The observed outflows show different clumps associated with definitely different H2 S/SO2 integrated emission ratios, indicating that the gas chemistry in Cepheus A has been altered by the passage of shocks. H2 S appears to be more abundant than SO2 in high-velocity clumps, in agreement with chemical models. However, we also find quite small H2 S linewidths, suggestive of regions where the evaporated H2 S molecules had enough time to slow down but not to freeze out on to dust grains. Finally, comparison between the line profiles indicates that the excitation conditions increase with the velocity, as expected for a propagation of collimated bow shocks. 相似文献
The observed outflows show different clumps associated with definitely different H
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G. A. Galazutdinov J. Kreowski F. A. Musaev P. Ehrenfreund B. H. Foing 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,317(4):750-758
The identity of the carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) is one of the most fascinating puzzles of modern spectroscopy. Over the last few years the number of known DIBs has grown substantially. In this paper we discuss the two recently discovered near-infrared weak interstellar features which have already been proposed as fingerprints of the buckminsterfullerene We present and discuss measurements of the two related DIBs within a larger sample of reddened targets, observed with different spectrometers, telescopes and site conditions. We provide additional arguments in favour of the interstellar origin of the two bands. We find evidence around the 9577-Å DIB of far-wing structures, which may affect broad-band measurements. We estimate corrections and errors for telluric and stellar blends, and show that the cores of the two DIBs are well correlated with a ratio near unity within 20 per cent. Finally, we discuss their relation to the laboratory spectra of and the search for two expected weaker transitions. 相似文献
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The distribution of C2 S and NH3 in two Bok globules at different evolutionary stages: CB246 and CB34
Claudio Codella & Flavio Scappini 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,298(4):1092-1096
Two Bok globules, L1253 (CB246) and CB34, have been mapped in the C2 S (21 –10 ) transition and in the NH3 (1, 1) and NH3 (2, 2) inversion transitions, respectively. By comparing the C2 S map of L1253 (CB246) with the NH3 map of the same globule from Lemme et al., a clumped onion structure results as a consequence of the chemical and dynamical evolution of the object. From the derived parameters it appears that both L1253 (CB246) and CB34 are close to virial equilibrium. 相似文献
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E. Herbst R. Terzieva D. Talbi 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,311(4):869-876
The attempt to understand the temperature dependence of the HNC/HCN abundance ratio in interstellar clouds has been long standing and indecisive. In this paper we report quantum chemical and dynamical studies of two neutral–neutral reactions thought to be important in the formation of HNC and HCN, respectively – C+NH2 →HNC+H, and N+CH2 →HCN+H. We find that although these reactions do lead initially to the products suggested by astronomers, there is so much excess energy available in both reactions that the HCN and HNC products are able to undergo efficient isomerization reactions after production. The isomerization leads to near equal production rates of the two isomers, with HNC slightly favoured if there is sufficient rotational excitation. This result has been incorporated into our latest chemical model network of dense interstellar clouds. 相似文献
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J. M. C. Rawlings S. D. Taylor D. A. Williams 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,313(3):461-468
Anomalous molecular line profile shapes are the strongest indicators of the presence of the infall of gas that is associated with star formation. Such profiles are seen for well-known tracers, such as HCO+ , CS and H2 CO. In certain cases, optically thick emission lines with appropriate excitation criteria may possess the asymmetric double-peaked profiles that are characteristic of infall. However, recent interpretations of the HCO+ infall profile observed towards the protostellar infall candidate B335 have revealed a significant discrepancy between the inferred overall column density of the molecule and that which is predicted by standard dark cloud chemical modelling.
This paper presents a model for the source of the HCO+ emission excess. Observations have shown that, in low-mass star-forming regions, the collapse process is invariably accompanied by the presence of collimated outflows; we therefore propose the presence of an interface region around the outflow in which the chemistry is enriched by the action of jets. This hypothesis suggests that the line profiles of HCO+ , as well as other molecular species, may require a more complex interpretation than can be provided by simple, chemically quiescent, spherically symmetric infall models.
The enhancement of HCO+ depends primarily on the presence of a shock-generated radiation field in the interface. Plausible estimates of the radiation intensity imply molecular abundances that are consistent with those observed. Further, high-resolution observations of an infall-outflow source show HCO+ emission morphology that is consistent with that predicted by this model. 相似文献
This paper presents a model for the source of the HCO
The enhancement of HCO
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G.A. Galazutdinov F.A. Musaev J. Kre&#;owski 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,325(4):1332-1334
An upper limit of the column density of the C5 linear molecule in translucent interstellar clouds is estimated from high-resolution ( R =80 000) and very high signal-to-noise ratio (∼1000) echelle spectra. It is 1012 cm−2 per E ( B − V )=1 (two orders of magnitude lower than that of C2 ). 相似文献
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C. R. Purcell R. Balasubramanyam M. G. Burton A. J. Walsh V. Minier M. R. Hunt-Cunningham L. L. Kedziora-Chudczer S. N. Longmore T. Hill I. Bains P. J. Barnes A. L. Busfield P. Calisse N. H. M. Crighton S. J. Curran T. M. Davis J. T. Dempsey G. Derragopian B. Fulton M. G. Hidas M. G. Hoare J.-K. Lee E. F. Ladd S. L. Lumsden T. J. T. Moore M. T. Murphy R. D. Oudmaijer M. B. Pracy J. Rathborne S. Robertson A. S. B. Schultz J. Shobbrook P. A. Sparks J. Storey T. Travouillion 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,367(2):553-576
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I. A. Crawford R. Lallement & B. Y. Welsh 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,300(4):1181-1188
We present ultra-high-resolution (0.35 km s−1 FWHM) observations of the interstellar Ca K line towards seven nearby stars. The spectral resolution was sufficient to resolve the line profiles fully, thereby enabling us to detect hitherto unresolved velocity components, and to obtain accurate measurements of the velocity dispersions ( b values). Absorption components with velocities similar to those expected for the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC) and the closely associated 'G cloud' were identified towards six of the seven stars. However, in most cases the b values deduced for these components were significantly larger than the b ≈ 2.2 km s−1 (i.e. T k ≈ 7000 K, v t ≈ 1 km s−1 ) expected for the LIC, and it is argued that this results from the presence of additional, spectrally unresolved, components having similar velocities and physical conditions. For two stars (δ Vel and α Pav) we detect interstellar components with much smaller b values (1.1 ± 0.3 and 0.8 ± 0.1 km s−1 , respectively) than are expected for low-density clouds within the Local Bubble. In the case of the narrow α Pav component, we also find an anomalously large Na i /Ca ii column density ratio, which is indicative of a relatively high density. Thus it is possible that, in addition to LIC-type clouds, the local interstellar medium contains a population of previously undetected cooler and denser interstellar clouds. 相似文献
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K. J. Brooks † M. G. Burton J. M. Rathborne M. C. B. Ashley J. W. V. Storey 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,319(1):95-102
To better understand the environment surrounding CO emission clumps in the Keyhole Nebula, we have made images of the region in H2 1–0 S(1) (2.122-μm) emission and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission at 3.29 μm. Our results show that the H2 and PAH emission regions are morphologically similar, existing as several clumps, all of which correspond to CO emission clumps and dark optical features. The emission confirms the existence of photodissociation regions (PDRs) on the surface of the clumps. By comparing the velocity range of the CO emission with the optical appearance of the H2 and PAH emission, we present a model of the Keyhole Nebula whereby the most negative velocity clumps are in front of the ionization region, the clumps at intermediate velocities are in it and those which have the least negative velocities are at the far side. It may be that these clumps, which appear to have been swept up from molecular gas by the stellar winds from η Car, are now being overrun by the ionization region and forming PDRs on their surfaces. These clumps comprise the last remnants of the ambient molecular cloud around η Car. 相似文献
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Flavio Scappini Cesare Cecchi-Pestellini Claudio Codella Alexander Dalgarno 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2000,317(1):L6-L10
HCO+ has been detected for the first time towards the star Cygnus OB2 No. 12 through emission of the 1–0 rotational transition at 89 GHz. The CO( J =2−1) transition has also been observed. The observations are consistent with a model of dense regions embedded in a low-density clump gas. If actually present, the dense component would have an aggregate size L 1300 au, in agreement with estimates of small-scale density fluctuations observed along diffuse lines of sight. 相似文献
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Stephen P. Todd Suzanne K. Ramsay Howat 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,367(1):238-246
The results of B -band CCD imaging linear polarimetry obtained for stars from the Hipparcos catalogue are used to re-examine the distribution of the local interstellar medium towards the IRAS 100-μm emission void in the Lupus dark clouds. The analysis of the obtained parallax–polarization diagram assigns to the dark cloud Lupus 1 a distance between 130 and 150 pc and assures the existence of a low column density region coincident with the observed infrared void. Moreover, there are clear indications of the existence of absorbing material at distances closer than 60–100 pc, which may be associated with the interface boundary between the Local Bubble and its neighbourhood Loop I superbubble. 相似文献
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I. Bains T. Wong M. Cunningham P. Sparks D. Brisbin P. Calisse J. T. Dempsey G. Deragopian S. Ellingsen B. Fulton F. Herpin P. Jones Y. Kouba C. Kramer E. F. Ladd S. N. Longmore J. McEvoy M. Maller V. Minier B. Mookerjea C. Phillips C. R. Purcell A. Walsh M. A. Voronkov M. G. Burton 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,367(4):1609-1628
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Deborah P. Ruffle Eric Herbst † 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,324(4):1054-1062
Solid CO2 is observed to be an abundant interstellar ice component towards both quiescent clouds and active star-forming regions. Our recent models of gas–grain chemistry, appropriate for quiescent regions, severely underproduce solid CO2 at the single assumed gas density and temperature. In this paper, we investigate the sensitivity of our model results to changes in these parameters. In addition, we examine how the nature of the grain surface affects the results and also consider the role of the key surface reaction between O and CO. We conclude that the observed high abundance of solid CO2 can be reproduced at reasonable temperatures and densities by models with diffusive surface chemistry, provided that the diffusion of heavy species such as O occurs efficiently. 相似文献