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ALMA-IRDC II。在红外暗云核大样本中14 N/15 N比率的首次高角分辨率测量

ALMA-IRDC II. First high-angular resolution measurements of the 14N/15N ratio in a large sample of infrared-dark cloud cores

F. Fontani, A. T. Barnes, P. Caselli, J. D. Henshaw, G. Cosentino, I. Jiménez-Serra, J. C. Tan, J. E. Pineda, C. Y. Law

摘要:

分子中的14 N/15 N比率在恒星形成区域表现出很大的变化,特别是当从N2 H+同位素测量时。然而,只有少数研究在高角分辨率下进行。利用阿塔卡马大毫米波阵列对4个具有3~mm连续谱芯的红外暗云进行了N_2H ~+中~(14)N/~(15)N比值的首次干涉测量。我们在大约20-40%的核心中检测到N15 NH+(1-0),这取决于主机云。对毫米连续体芯测量的14 N/15 N值的范围从最小值80到最大值400。数值的分布范围比以往任何一次对高质量恒星形成区的单碟观测都要窄,也比仅使用总功率数据得到的要窄。这表明,14 N/15 N比平均更高的扩散气体包层的核心,并强调需要高角分辨率地图,以正确测量14 N/15 N比在密集的核心嵌入IRDC。平均14 N/15 N比210也低于银河系中心距离的星际值(300-330),尽管我们观测的灵敏度不允许我们揭示14 N/15 N比高于400。未发现14 N/15 N比值与堆芯物理性质之间的明显趋势。我们只发现14 N/15 N和H2柱密度之间存在暂时的正趋势。然而,只有通过更高的灵敏度测量才能得出更可靠的结论。

英文摘要:

The 14N/15N ratio in molecules exhibits a large variation in star-forming regions, especially when measured from N2H+ isotopologues. However, there are only a few studies performed at high-angular resolution. We present the first interferometric survey of the 14N/15N ratio in N2H+ obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array towards four infrared-dark clouds harbouring 3~mm continuum cores associated with different physical properties. We detect N15NH+ (1-0) in about 20-40% of the cores, depending on the host cloud. The 14N/15N values measured towards the millimeter continuum cores range from a minimum of 80 up to a maximum of 400. The spread of values is narrower than that found in any previous single-dish survey of high-mass star-forming regions, and than that obtained using the total power data only. This suggests that the 14N/15N ratio is on average higher in the diffuse gaseous envelope of the cores, and stresses the need for high-angular resolution maps to measure correctly the 14N/15N ratio in dense cores embedded in IRDCs. The average 14N/15N ratio of 210 is also lower than the interstellar value at the Galactocentric distance of the clouds (300-330), although the sensitivity of our observations does not allow us to unveil 14N/15N ratios higher than 400. No clear trend is found between the 14N/15N ratio and the core physical properties. We find only a tentative positive trend between 14N/15N and the H2 column density. However, firmer conclusions can be drawn only with higher sensitivity measurements.

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