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振动激发的旋转CO跃迁$v=1, J=3-2$向五颗AGB星的ALMA观测

ALMA observations of the vibrationally-excited rotational CO transition $v=1, J=3-2$ towards five AGB stars

T. Khouri, W. H. T. Vlemmings, S. Ramstedt, R. Lombaert, M. Maercker, E. De Beck

摘要:

我们报告的偶然发现与ALMA的振动激发的纯转动CO跃迁$v=1, J=3-2$对五个渐近巨星分支(AGB)的恒星,$o$ Cet,R Aqr,R Scl,W Aql,和$π^1$ Gru。观测到的谱线形成于恒星表面和风开始的区域之间的一个人们知之甚少的区域,即所谓的暖分子层。我们成功地再现了所观察到的线轮廓使用一个简单的模型。我们约束生成线的区域的范围、密度和运动学。R Aqr和R Scl显示了相反的P-Cygni线轮廓,表明物质落入恒星。$o$ Cet和R Scl的谱线特征显示变异性。对这五个源的偶然探测表明,振动激发的旋转线可以观察到大量的附近的AGB星使用ALMA。这为研究AGB拱星包层的最内层区域提供了新的可能性。

英文摘要:

We report the serendipitous detection with ALMA of the vibrationally-excited pure-rotational CO transition $v=1, J=3-2$ towards five asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, $o$ Cet, R Aqr, R Scl, W Aql, and $π^1$ Gru. The observed lines are formed in the poorly-understood region located between the stellar surface and the region where the wind starts, the so-called warm molecular layer. We successfully reproduce the observed lines profiles using a simple model. We constrain the extents, densities, and kinematics of the region where the lines are produced. R Aqr and R Scl show inverse P-Cygni line profiles which indicate infall of material onto the stars. The line profiles of $o$ Cet and R Scl show variability. The serendipitous detection towards these five sources shows that vibrationally-excited rotational lines can be observed towards a large number of nearby AGB stars using ALMA. This opens a new possibility for the study of the innermost regions of AGB circumstellar envelopes.

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