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麦哲伦体系中HCO $^+$吸收的首次探测

First Detection of HCO$^+$ Absorption in the Magellanic System

Claire E. Murray, Snežana Stanimirović, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, M. E. Putman, H. S. Liszt, Tony Wong, P. Richter, J. R. Dawson, John M. Dickey, Robert R. Lindn… 展开作者

Claire E. Murray, Snežana Stanimirović, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, M. E. Putman, H. S. Liszt, Tony Wong, P. Richter, J. R. Dawson, John M. Dickey, Robert R. Lindner, Brian L. Babler, J. R. Allison

摘要:

我们首次在麦哲伦星系中探测到HCO $^+$的吸收。利用澳大利亚望远镜紧凑阵列(ATCA)观测了麦哲伦星系后方的9个河外射电连续谱源,并探测到HCO对位于麦哲伦桥前缘后方的一个源的$^+$吸收。探测位于LSR速度$v=214.0 \pm 0.4\rm\,km\,s^{-1}$处,半高全宽为$Δv=4.5\pm 1.0\rm\,km\,s^{-1}$,光学深度为$τ(\rm HCO^+)=0.10\pm 0.02$。虽然在位置-速度空间中的视线周围有大量的中性氢(HI),但在吸收体的确切位置,HI柱密度很低,$<10^{20}\rm\,cm^{-2}$,并且从普朗克观测中几乎没有尘埃或CO排放的证据。虽然在这样一个弥漫的环境中的分子的起源和生存仍然不清楚,动力学事件,如HI流和云碰撞在这个相互作用的系统可能发挥重要作用。

英文摘要:

We present the first detection of HCO$^+$ absorption in the Magellanic System. Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), we observed 9 extragalactic radio continuum sources behind the Magellanic System and detected HCO$^+$ absorption towards one source located behind the leading edge of the Magellanic Bridge. The detection is located at LSR velocity of $v=214.0 \pm 0.4\rm\,km\,s^{-1}$, with a full width at half maximum of $Δv=4.5\pm 1.0\rm\,km\,s^{-1}$ and optical depth of $τ(\rm HCO^+)=0.10\pm 0.02$. Although there is abundant neutral hydrogen (HI) surrounding the sightline in position-velocity space, at the exact location of the absorber the HI column density is low, $<10^{20}\rm\,cm^{-2}$, and there is little evidence for dust or CO emission from Planck observations. While the origin and survival of molecules in such a diffuse environment remains unclear, dynamical events such as HI flows and cloud collisions in this interacting system likely play an important role.

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