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探测河外H3O +

Detection of extragalactic H3O+

Floris van der Tak, Susanne Aalto, Rowin Meijerink

摘要:

H3 O+分子探测星系中致密环核气体的氧化学和电离率。特别是,最近的H3 O+观测显示,宇宙射线电离率的变化是我们银河系内$>$ 10倍。利用JCMT,我们在M82和Arp 220中心观测到p-H_3 O ~+的364 GHz谱线。在Arp 220中,谱线轮廓表明发射起源于西方核。在M82中,东部分子峰和环核区都对发射有贡献。导出的柱密度,丰度和H3 O + / H2O比表明电离率类似于甚至超过银河系中心。对辐射分子气体化学性质的模型计算表明,这种高电离率可能起源于M82的扩展、演化的星爆。相比之下,来自活动星系核盘的X射线辐射是Arp 220最有可能的模型。

英文摘要:

The H3O+ molecule probes the oxygen chemistry and the ionization rate of dense circumnuclear gas in galaxies. In particular, recent H3O+ observations show variations in the cosmic-ray ionization rate by factors of $>$10 within our Galaxy. Using the JCMT, we have observed the 364 GHz line of p-H3O+ in the centers of M82 and Arp 220. In Arp 220, the line profile suggests that the emission originates in the Western nucleus. In M82, both the eastern molecular peak and the circumnuclear region contribute to the emission. The derived column densities, abundances, and H3O+ / H2O ratios indicate ionization rates similar to or even exceeding that in the Galactic Center. Model calculations of the chemistry of irradiated molecular gas indicate a likely origin of this high ionization rate in the extended, evolved starburst of M82. In contrast, irradiation by X-rays from the AGN disk is the most likely model for Arp 220.

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