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星际云[ CII ]精细结构跃迁的碰撞激发

Collisional Excitation of the [CII] Fine Structure Transition in Interstellar Clouds

Paul F. Goldsmith, William D. Langer, Jorge L. Pineda, T. Velusamy

摘要:

我们分析了碰撞激发的158微米(1900.5 GHz)的精细结构转变的离子化碳(C+)的线强度由简单的云模型。单个C+精细结构跃迁是原子星际介质和光子控制区的一种非常重要的冷却剂,其中碳部分或完全处于电离形式。[CII]线被广泛用作银河系和其他星系中恒星形成的示踪剂。[CII]精细结构跃迁的激发可以通过与氢分子、原子和电子的碰撞。用Herschel上的HIFI仪器和SOFIA上的GREAT仪器对[CII]进行速度分辨观测已经成为可能。这些观测结果的分析是复杂的事实,这是很难确定的[CII]线的光学深度,由于相对薄弱和混合的组件的类似过渡的13 C $+。我们讨论了[CII]线的激发和辐射跃迁,推导出几种极限情况下的分析结果,并使用大速度梯度模型进行数值求解,以进行更全面的分析。我们表明,天线温度高达1/3的气体动力学温度的亮度温度,天线温度是线性成比例的柱密度的C+的过渡,这可以被称为有效光学薄(EOT)近似的光学深度无关。我们审查的临界密度激发的[CII]线的各种碰撞伙伴。我们简要地分析了C+吸收,最后讨论了C+冷却,以及线强度的考虑如何影响ISM的这一重要冷却剂的行为。

英文摘要:

We analyze the collisional excitation of the 158 micron (1900.5 GHz) fine structure transition of ionized carbon (C+) in terms of line intensities produced by simple cloud models. The single C+ fine structure transition is a very important coolant of the atomic interstellar medium and of photon dominated regions in which carbon is partially or completely in ionized form. The [CII] line is widely used as a tracer of star formation in the Milky Way and other galaxies. Excitation of the [CII] fine structure transition can be via collisions with hydrogen molecules, atoms, and electrons. Velocity-resolved observations of [CII] have become possible with the HIFI instrument on Herschel and the GREAT instrument on SOFIA. Analysis of these observations is complicated by the fact that it is difficult to determine the optical depth of the [CII] line due to the relative weakness and blending of the components of the analogous transition of 13C$+. We discuss the excitation and radiative transition of the [CII] line, deriving analytic results for several limiting cases and carry out numerical solutions using a large velocity gradient model for a more inclusive analysis. We show that for antenna temperatures up to 1/3 of the brightness temperature of the gas kinetic temperature, the antenna temperature is linearly proportional to the column density of C+ irrespective of the optical depth of the transition, which can be referred to as the effectively optically thin (EOT) approximation. We review the critical densities for excitation of the [CII] line by various collision partners. We briefly analyze C+ absorption and conclude with a discussion of C+ cooling and how the considerations for line intensities affect the behavior of this important coolant of the ISM.

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