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Seyfert星系中的HNC、HCN和CN

HNC, HCN and CN in Seyfert galaxies

J. P. Pérez-Beaupuits, S. Aalto, H. Gerebro

摘要:

明亮的HNC 1- 0发射已被发现朝向几个塞弗特星系。这是出乎意料的,因为传统上HNC是冷(10 K)气体的示踪剂,而像塞弗茨这样的发光星系的分子气体被认为具有超过50 K的整体动力学温度。在这项工作中,我们的目标是区分明亮的HNC的原因,并模拟HNC和HCN发射气体的物理条件。我们用SEST、JCMT和IRAM三台30米望远镜观测了5个HNC发光的Seyfert星系的HNC 3-2和HCN 3-2谱线发射。根据观测到的3-2/1-0谱线强度比,估算并讨论了NGC 1068、NGC 3079、NGC 2623和NGC 7469中HCN和HNC的激发条件。我们还观察到CN 1-0和CN 2-1发射,并讨论了它在光子和X射线主导区的作用。HNC 3-2在3个星系(NGC 3079、NGC 1068和NGC 2623)中被发现。在NGC 3079、NGC 1068和NGC 1365中检测到HCN 3-2。只有在NGC 3079中,HCN 3-2/1-0的比率低于0.3,而只有在NGC 2623中,HNC 3-2/1-0的比率大于0.3。HCN/HNC 1-0和3-2线比在所有星系中均大于1。HCN/HNC 3-2谱线比仅在NGC 2623中低于1,类似于Arp 220,Mrk 231和NGC 4418。在其中三个星系中,HNC辐射来自密度n<10^5 cm ^3的气体,其中的化学反应主要是离子中性反应。在NGC 1068中,HNC的发射来自密度低于HCN(> 10^5 cm^3)的气体(<10^5 cm^3)。相反,HNC和HCN的排放来自NGC 3079中的相同气体。观察到的HCN/HNC和CN/HCN线比有利于PDR方案,而不是XDR方案。然而,NGC 3079获得的N(HNC)/N(HCN)柱密度比只能在XDR环境中找到。

英文摘要:

Bright HNC 1--0 emission has been found towards several Seyfert galaxies. This is unexpected since traditionally HNC is a tracer of cold (10 K) gas, and the molecular gas of luminous galaxies like Seyferts is thought to have bulk kinetic temperatures surpassing 50 K. In this work we aim to distinguish the cause of the bright HNC and to model the physical conditions of the HNC and HCN emitting gas. We have used SEST, JCMT and IRAM 30m telescopes to observe HNC 3-2 and HCN 3-2 line emission in a selection of 5 HNC-luminous Seyfert galaxies. We estimate and discuss the excitation conditions of HCN and HNC in NGC 1068, NGC 3079, NGC 2623 and NGC 7469, based on the observed 3-2/1-0 line intensity ratios. We also observed CN 1-0 and 2-1 emission and discuss its role in photon and X-ray dominated regions. HNC 3-2 was detected in 3 galaxies (NGC 3079, NGC 1068 and NGC 2623). HCN 3-2 was detected in NGC 3079, NGC 1068 and NGC 1365. The HCN 3-2/1-0 ratio is lower than 0.3 only in NGC 3079, whereas the HNC 3-2/1-0 ratio is larger than 0.3 only in NGC 2623. The HCN/HNC 1-0 and 3-2 line ratios are larger than unity in all the galaxies. The HCN/HNC 3-2 line ratio is lower than unity only in NGC 2623, similar to Arp 220, Mrk 231 and NGC 4418. In three of the galaxies the HNC emissions emerge from gas of densities n<10^5 cm^3, where the chemistry is dominated by ion-neutral reactions. In NGC 1068 the emission of HNC emerges from lower (<10^5 cm^3) density gas than HCN (>10^5 cm^3). Instead, the emissions of HNC and HCN emerge from the same gas in NGC 3079. The observed HCN/HNC and CN/HCN line ratios favor a PDR scenario, rather than an XDR one. However, the N(HNC)/N(HCN) column density ratios obtained for NGC 3079 can be found only in XDR environments.

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