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星际氨的氮同位素分馏

Nitrogen Isotopic Fractionation in Interstellar Ammonia

D. C. Lis, A. Wootten, M. Gerin, E. Roueff

摘要:

利用绿岸望远镜(GBT),我们精确测量了附近两个冷密分子云Barnard~1和NGC 1333中氨的$^{14}$ N/ $^{15}$ N同位素比值。Barnard~1中的$^{14}$ N/ $^{15}$ N比值,即$334 \pm 50$(3 $σ$),受到特别好的限制,落在本地星际介质/原太阳值$\sim 450$和地球大气值272之间。NGC 1333的测量结果与Barnard~1的结果一致,但有较大的不确定度。我们没有看到在CN彗星中看到的非常高的$^{15}$ N增强的证据。对一个更大的,精心挑选的具有不同温度和气体密度的星前核样本进行灵敏的观测,可以大大提高我们对本地星际介质中氮分馏及其与各种太阳系储层中测得的同位素比的关系的理解。

英文摘要:

Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), we have obtained accurate measurements of the $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N isotopic ratio in ammonia in two nearby cold, dense molecular clouds, Barnard~1 and NGC 1333. The $^{14}$N/$^{15}$N ratio in Barnard~1, $334 \pm 50$ (3$σ$), is particularly well constrained and falls in between the local interstellar medium/proto-solar value of $\sim 450$ and the terrestrial atmospheric value of 272. The NGC 1333 measurement is consistent with the Barnard~1 result, but has a larger uncertainty. We do not see evidence for the very high $^{15}$N enhancements seen in cometary CN. Sensitive observations of a larger, carefully selected sample of prestellar cores with varying temperatures and gas densities can significantly improve our understanding of the nitrogen fractionation in the local interstellar medium and its relation to the isotopic ratios measured in various solar system reservoirs.

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