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来自CH +吸收线的星际12 C/13 C:扩展巡天的结果

Interstellar 12C/13C from CH+ absorption lines: Results from an extended survey

O. Stahl, S. Casassus, T. L. Wilson

摘要:

星际介质(ISM)中的12 C/13 C同位素比值及其随时间的演化是恒星产额的重要示踪。该比率的空间变化可用于研究ISM中的混合。我们想确定这个比例和它的空间变化在本地ISM从CH+吸收线的光学朝早型星。目的是确定当地ISM的平均值,并研究可能的空间变化。我们观察了大量的早期型恒星与Feros的CH+同位素研究,以扩大合适的目标星的样本。最适合的目标是用具有更高信噪比和光谱分辨率的紫外线观测,以确定星际CH+线的同位素比。这项研究显著扩大了13 CH+检测的数量。我们发现平均比率<R>= 76.27 +- 1.94,或者当f = 1/R时,<f>=(120.46 +- 3.02)10^{-4}。f的离散度为6.3 sigma(<f>)。这一发现加强了当地ISM的化学不均匀性的情况下,在ISM的混合具有重要意义。考虑到大的散射,ISM中的当前值并不明显大于太阳值,这对应于4.5 Gyr前的本地值。

英文摘要:

The 12C/13C isotope ratio in the interstellar medium (ISM), and its evolution with time, is an important tracer of stellar yields. Spatial variations of this ratio can be used to study mixing in the ISM. We want to determine this ratio and its spatial variations in the local ISM from CH+ absorption lines in the optical towards early-type stars. The aim is to determine the average value for the local ISM and study possible spatial variations. We observed a large number of early-type stars with Feros to extend the sample of suitable target stars for CH+ isotope studies. The best suited targets were observed with Uves with higher signal-to-noise ratio and spectral resolution to determine the isotope ratio from the interstellar CH+ lines. This study significantly expands the number of 13CH+ detections. We find an average ratio of <R> = 76.27 +- 1.94 or, for f = 1/R, <f> = (120.46 +- 3.02) 10^{-4}. The scatter in f is 6.3 sigma(<f>). This findings strengthens the case for chemical inhomogeneity in the local ISM, with important implications for the mixing in the ISM. Given the large scatter, the present-day value in the ISM is not significantly larger than the solar value, which corresponds to the local value 4.5 Gyr ago.

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