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无定形水冰幔上 S$_n$ 物种的结合能与振动光谱特征:一项量子力学研究

Binding Energies and Vibrational Spectral Features of S$_n$ Species on Amorphous Water-ice Mantles: A Quantum Mechanical Study

Jessica Perrero, Leire Beitia-Antero, Asunción Fuente, Piero Ugliengo, Albert Rimola

AI总结:

本研究用量子力学计算无定形水冰表面 S$_n$(n=1–8)的结合能及红外、拉曼特征,发现其结合能低于以往假设、光谱位移很小且红外信号微弱。

摘要:

在星际介质(ISM)较致密、较寒冷的区域中,气相硫相对于其宇宙丰度亏损了2到3个数量级。因此,哪些物种是硫的主要载体仍是一个悬而未决的问题。近期研究提出 S$_n$ 物种可能是潜在的硫储库。在各种硫同素异形体中,最稳定的是 S$_8$ 环,已在小行星 Ryugu 和 Orgueil 陨石中被探测到。较短的物种,即 S$_3$ 和 S$_4$,已在彗星67P/C-G中被发现,但它们在ISM中的存在仍难以确定。在本研究中,我们计算了 S$_n$(n = 1–8)物种在一个无定形水冰表面模型上的结合能(BEs),并分析了它们的红外(IR)和拉曼光谱特征,以为在ISM中识别它们提供数据。我们的计算表明,这些物种表现出比以往假设更低的BEs,而且由于 S$_n$ 与冰之间微弱且非特异性的相互作用,它们吸附在水冰上时光谱特征仅发生极小位移。此外,这些物种表现出非常低的IR谱带强度,因此需要在中IR范围内工作的非常精密的仪器,才能探测这些物种在致密星际环境中的存在。

英文摘要:

In the denser and colder regions of the interstellar medium (ISM), gas-phase sulfur is depleted by 2 or 3 orders of magnitude with respect to its cosmic abundance. Thus, which species are the main carriers of sulfur is an open question. Recent studies have proposed S$_n$ species as potential sulfur reservoirs. Among the various sulfur allotropes, the most stable one is the S$_8$ ring, detected in the asteroid Ryugu and Orgueil meteorite. Shorter species, namely S$_3$ and S$_4$, have been found in the comet 67P/C-G, but their presence in the ISM remains elusive. In this study, we compute the binding energies (BEs) of S$_n$ (n = 1-8) species on an amorphous water-ice surface model and analyze their infrared (IR) and Raman spectral features to provide data for their identification in the ISM. Our computations reveal that these species exhibit lower BEs than previously assumed and that their spectral features experience minimal shifts when adsorbed on water ice, because of the weak and nonspecific S$_n$-ice interactions. Furthermore, these species display very low IR band intensities and, therefore, very accurate instruments operating in the mid-IR range are required for detecting the presence of these species in dense interstellar environments.

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