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星前核中D2H +的扩展发射

Extended emission of D2H+ in a prestellar core

B. Parise, A. Belloche, F. Du, R. Güsten, K. M. Menten

摘要:

背景:近年来,H2 D+和D2 H+分子作为冷的和贫化的致密分子云核的探针受到了极大的关注。这些离子是分子氘分馏的基础,这是在恒星形成区域观察到的一个共同特征。H2 D+现在被常规地观察到,但是寻找其同位素体D2 H+仍然是困难的,因为其基对位跃迁的频率很高(692 GHz)。目的:我们观察了冷星前核中H2 D+和D2 H+的分子跃迁,以表征氘化学的根源。研究方法:由于APEX望远镜上灵敏的多像素CHAMP+接收器满足了所需的优良天气条件,我们不仅成功地探测到位于L1688云中的H-MM 1星前核中的D2 H+,而且还获得了有关其发射空间范围的信息。我们还在同一来源中检测到372 GHz的H2 D+。我们使用非LTE辐射转移代码和最先进的自旋相关化学模型分析这些检测。结果:这是首次在太空中安全检测到D2 H+。此外,发射在CHAMP+阵列的几个像素上延伸,即在至少40“的尺度上,对应于~ 4800 AU。我们推导出列密度的顺序为1 E12 - 1 E13 cm-2的LTE近似中的两个分子取决于假设的温度,和高达两个数量级更高的基础上的非LTE分析。结论:我们的模型表明,在核心中心的CO消耗水平必须非常高(>10,甚至>100,如果核心的温度约为10 K),与其他核心中直接测量的CO消耗水平相矛盾。观察H2 D+空间分布和直接测量H-MM 1中的CO消耗对于确认目前研究氘基础的化学模型至关重要[.]。

英文摘要:

Context: In the last years, the H2D+ and D2H+ molecules have gained great attention as probes of cold and depleted dense molecular cloud cores. These ions are at the basis of molecular deuterium fractionation, a common characteristic observed in star forming regions. H2D+ is now routinely observed, but the search for its isotopologue D2H+ is still difficult because of the high frequency of its ground para transition (692 GHz). Aims: We have observed molecular transitions of H2D+ and D2H+ in a cold prestellar core to characterize the roots of deuterium chemistry. Methods: Thanks to the sensitive multi-pixel CHAMP+ receiver on the APEX telescope where the required excellent weather conditions are met, we not only successfully detect D2H+ in the H-MM1 prestellar core located in the L1688 cloud, but also obtain information on the spatial extent of its emission. We also detect H2D+ at 372 GHz in the same source. We analyse these detections using a non-LTE radiative transfer code and a state-of-the-art spin-dependent chemical model. Results: This observation is the first secure detection of D2H+ in space. The emission is moreover extended over several pixels of the CHAMP+ array, i.e. on a scale of at least 40'', corresponding to ~ 4800 AU. We derive column densities on the order of 1e12-1e13 cm-2 for both molecules in the LTE approximation depending on the assumed temperature, and up to two orders of magnitude higher based on a non-LTE analysis. Conclusions: Our modeling suggests that the level of CO depletion must be extremely high (>10, and even >100 if the temperature of the core is around 10 K) at the core center, in contradiction with CO depletion levels directly measured in other cores. Observation of the H2D+ spatial distribution and direct measurement of the CO depletion in H-MM1 will be essential to confirm if present chemical models investigating the basis of deuterium [...].

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