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Herschel对异常源的观测:用CH吸收线探测旋臂云

Herschel observations of extra-ordinary sources: Detecting spiral arm clouds by CH absorption lines

S. -L. Qin, P. Schilke, C. Comito, T. Möller, R. Rolffs, H. S. P. Müller, A. Belloche, K. M. Menten, D. C. Lis, T. G. Phillips, E. A. Bergin, T. A. Bell, N. R. … 展开作者

S. -L. Qin, P. Schilke, C. Comito, T. Möller, R. Rolffs, H. S. P. Müller, A. Belloche, K. M. Menten, D. C. Lis, T. G. Phillips, E. A. Bergin, T. A. Bell, N. R. Crockett, G. A. Blake, S. Cabrit, E. Caux, C. Ceccarelli, J. Cernicharo, F. Daniel, M. -L. Dubernet, M. Emprechtinger, P. Encrenaz, E. Falgarone, M. Gerin, T. F. Giesen, J. R. Goicoechea, P. F. Goldsmith, H. Gupta, E. Herbst, C. Joblin, D. Johnstone, W. D. Langer, S. D. Lord, S. Maret, P. G. Martin, G. J. Melnick, P. Morris, J. A. Murphy, D. A. Neufeld, V. Ossenkopf, L. Pagani, J. C. Pearson, M. Pérault, R. Plume, M. Salez, S. Schlemmer, J. Stutzki, N. Trappe, F. F. S. van der Tak, C. Vastel, S. Wang, H. W. Yorke, S. Yu, J. Zmuidzinas, A. Boogert, R. Güsten, P. Hartogh, N. Honingh, A. Karpov, J. Kooi, J. M. Krieg, R. Schieder, M. C. Diez-Gonzalez, R. Bachille, J. Martin-Pintado, W. Baechtold, M. Olberg, L. H. Nordh, J. L. Gill, G. Chattopadhyay

摘要:

我们用\textit{Herschel} /HIFI仪器观测到CH对连续谱源Sgr~ B ~ 2(M)的吸收线($J=3/2, N=1 \leftarrow J=1/2, N=1$)。利用HIFI提供的高光谱分辨率和宽速度覆盖范围,检测并识别了31个具有不同径向速度和线宽的CH吸收特征。较窄的线宽和较低的柱密度云显示“旋臂”云特征,而具有最宽线宽和最高柱密度的吸收成分对应于来自Sgr~B2包层的气体。观测结果表明,每个“旋臂”都含有多个速度分量,表明云并不均匀,它们有内部结构。这种几乎贯穿整个银河系的视线为研究扩散云中简单分子的基本化学提供了独特的可能性,因为各种不同的云类同时被采样。我们发现,CH和H $_2$柱密度之间的线性关系,发现在较低的$A_V$的UV观测不继续到较高的视觉消光范围。在那里,曲线是“0”,这可能意味着CH在这些云的密度较高的核心中耗尽。

英文摘要:

We have observed CH absorption lines ($J=3/2, N=1 \leftarrow J=1/2, N=1$) against the continuum source Sgr~B2(M) using the \textit{Herschel}/HIFI instrument. With the high spectral resolution and wide velocity coverage provided by HIFI, 31 CH absorption features with different radial velocities and line widths are detected and identified. The narrower line width and lower column density clouds show `spiral arm' cloud characteristics, while the absorption component with the broadest line width and highest column density corresponds to the gas from the Sgr~B2 envelope. The observations show that each `spiral arm' harbors multiple velocity components, indicating that the clouds are not uniform and that they have internal structure. This line-of-sight through almost the entire Galaxy offers unique possibilities to study the basic chemistry of simple molecules in diffuse clouds, as a variety of different cloud classes are sampled simultaneously. We find that the linear relationship between CH and H$_2$ column densities found at lower $A_V$ by UV observations does not continue into the range of higher visual extinction. There, the curve flattens, which probably means that CH is depleted in the denser cores of these clouds.

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