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用SiO谱线探测AGB星的非平衡化学和尘埃形成

Non-equilibrium chemistry and dust formation in AGB stars as probed by SiO line emission

F. L. Schoeier, H. Olofsson, T. Wong, D. Fong, M. Lindqvist, L. O. Sjouwerman

摘要:

我们用ATCA、VLA和SMA干涉仪对11颗AGB星的SiO谱线辐射进行了高空间分辨率观测。详细的辐射转移模型表明,有陡峭的化学梯度的SiO在它们的拱星信封。新出现的图像是一个径向SiO丰度分布开始于初始高丰度,在M星的情况下,与LTE化学一致,在半径约1E15 cm处急剧下降。这与一氧化硅冻结在尘埃颗粒上的情况是一致的。低丰度风的区域要大得多,通常约为1E16 cm,并受到光解离的限制。在碳星中发现的令人惊讶的高SiO丰度需要非平衡化学过程。

英文摘要:

We have performed high spatial resolution observations of SiO line emission for a sample of 11 AGB stars using the ATCA, VLA and SMA interferometers. Detailed radiative transfer modelling suggests that there are steep chemical gradients of SiO in their circumstellar envelopes. The emerging picture is one where the radial SiO abundance distribution starts at an initial high abundance, in the case of M-stars consistent with LTE chemistry, that drastically decreases at a radius of ~1E15 cm. This is consistent with a scenario where SiO freezes out onto dust grains. The region of the wind with low abundance is much more extended, typically ~1E16 cm, and limited by photodissociation. The surpisingly high SiO abundances found in carbon stars requires non-equilibrium chemical processes.

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