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星际氟化氢的强吸收:对G10-0.4(W31C)视线的Herschel/HIFI观测

Strong absorption by interstellar hydrogen fluoride: Herschel/HIFI observations of the sight-line to G10.6-0.4 (W31C)

D. A. Neufeld, P. Sonnentrucker, T. G. Phillips, D. C. Lis, M. De Luca, J. R. Goicoechea, J. H. Black, M. Gerin, T. Bell, F. Boulanger, J. Cernicharo, A. Couten… 展开作者

D. A. Neufeld, P. Sonnentrucker, T. G. Phillips, D. C. Lis, M. De Luca, J. R. Goicoechea, J. H. Black, M. Gerin, T. Bell, F. Boulanger, J. Cernicharo, A. Coutens, E. Dartois, M. Kazmierczak, P. Encrenaz, E. Falgarone, T. R. Geballe, T. Giesen, B. Godard, P. F. Goldsmith, C. Gry, H. Gupta, P. Hennebelle, E. Herbst, P. Hily-Blant, C. Joblin, R. Kolos, J. Krelowski, J. Martin-Pintado, K. M. Menten, R. Monje, B. Mookerjea, J. Pearson, M. Perault, C. Persson, R. Plume, M. Salez, S. Schlemmer, M. Schmidt, J. Stutzki, D. Teyssier, C. Vastel, S. Yu, P. Cais, E. Caux, R. Liseau, P. Morris, P. Planesas

摘要:

本文报道了在亚毫米波连续谱源G10.6-0.4(W31 C)的视线上探测到星际氟化氢的强吸收。我们用Herschel的HIFI仪器,在双波束切换模式下,观测了5a波段接收机上边带1232.4763GHz J=1-0 HF跃迁。所得光谱显示G10.6-0.4在LSR速度为-10至-3 km/s范围内的弱HF发射,伴随着在LSR速度为15至50 km/s范围内的前景物质的强吸收。该光谱与对位水的1113.3430 GHz 1(11)-0(00)跃迁的光谱相似,尽管在某些频率下HF(氟化氢)光学深度明显超过对位水的光学深度。我们观察到的光学厚度的HF吸收将沿着G10.6-0.4的视线的HF柱密度的保守下限设置为1.6E+14 cm-2。我们对HF丰度的下限,6 E-9相对于氢核,意味着氟化氢占气相中氟核的~ 30%和100%之间。这一观察证实了理论预测,因为氟的独特热化学允许F原子与分子氢的放热反应,HF将在广泛的条件下成为星际氟的主要储存库。

英文摘要:

We report the detection of strong absorption by interstellar hydrogen fluoride along the sight-line to the submillimeter continuum source G10.6-0.4 (W31C). We have used Herschel's HIFI instrument, in dual beam switch mode, to observe the 1232.4763 GHz J=1-0 HF transition in the upper sideband of the Band 5a receiver. The resultant spectrum shows weak HF emission from G10.6-0.4 at LSR velocities in the range -10 to -3 km/s, accompanied by strong absorption by foreground material at LSR velocities in the range 15 to 50 km/s. The spectrum is similar to that of the 1113.3430 GHz 1(11)-0(00) transition of para-water, although at some frequencies the HF (hydrogen fluoride) optical depth clearly exceeds that of para-H2O. The optically-thick HF absorption that we have observed places a conservative lower limit of 1.6E+14 cm-2 on the HF column density along the sight-line to G10.6-0.4. Our lower limit on the HF abundance, 6E-9 relative to hydrogen nuclei, implies that hydrogen fluoride accounts for between ~ 30 and 100% of the fluorine nuclei in the gas phase along this sight-line. This observation corroborates theoretical predictions that - because the unique thermochemistry of fluorine permits the exothermic reaction of F atoms with molecular hydrogen - HF will be the dominant reservoir of interstellar fluorine under a wide range of conditions.

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