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太阳型原恒星NGC1333 IRAS2A的乙醇醛探测

Detection of glycolaldehyde towards the solar-type protostar NGC1333 IRAS2A

Audrey Coutens, Magnus V. Persson, Jes K. Jørgensen, Susanne F. Wampfler, Julie M. Lykke

摘要:

乙醇醛是形成生物学相关分子如核糖的关键分子。我们报告它的检测与高原德布尔干涉仪对0级年轻恒星对象NGC1333 IRAS2A,这是唯一的第二个太阳型原恒星,这种益生元分子被检测到。对乙醇醛、乙醇醛的还原醇乙二醇和乙醇醛最丰富的异构体甲酸甲酯进行了局部热力学平衡分析。发现乙二醇与乙醇醛的相对丰度比0级源IRAS 16293 - 2422(~1)高~5-,但与彗星($\geq$ 3 - 6)得出的下限相当。两颗原恒星中不同的乙二醇-乙醇醛比例可能与冰粒地幔中不同的CH3OH:CO组成有关。特别地,对NGC 1333 IRAS 2A中的颗粒进行更有效的氢化将有利于甲醇和乙二醇的形成。总而言之,像NGC 1333 IRAS 2A一样,其他低质量原恒星也可能显示出高的乙二醇与乙醇醛丰度比。因此,如果年轻的太阳经历了类似于NGC1333 IRAS2A的条件,彗星的比例可能是从恒星形成的早期阶段继承而来的。

英文摘要:

Glycolaldehyde is a key molecule in the formation of biologically relevant molecules such as ribose. We report its detection with the Plateau de Bure interferometer towards the Class 0 young stellar object NGC1333 IRAS2A, which is only the second solar-type protostar for which this prebiotic molecule is detected. Local thermodynamic equilibrium analyses of glycolaldehyde, ethylene glycol (the reduced alcohol of glycolaldehyde) and methyl formate (the most abundant isomer of glycolaldehyde) were carried out. The relative abundance of ethylene glycol to glycolaldehyde is found to be ~5 -higher than in the Class 0 source IRAS 16293-2422 (~1), but comparable to the lower limits derived in comets ($\geq$3-6). The different ethylene glycol-to-glycolaldehyde ratios in the two protostars could be related to different CH3OH:CO compositions of the icy grain mantles. In particular, a more efficient hydrogenation on the grains in NGC 1333 IRAS2A would favor the formation of both methanol and ethylene glycol. In conclusion, it is possible that, like NGC 1333 IRAS2A, other low-mass protostars show high ethylene glycol-to-glycolaldehyde abundance ratios. The cometary ratios could consequently be inherited from earlier stages of star formation, if the young Sun experienced conditions similar to NGC1333 IRAS2A.

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